Four years earlier, she had received that same honor for a novel in which Raja goes to Hyderabad and Tara leaves for Sri Lanka after marrying Bakul, thus leaving Bim Das alone in Old Delhi.
The protagonist of one of this author's novels lives in the cliffside estate Carignano, where she is visited by her similarly-emotionally-distant great-granddaughter. That novel ends after Ila Das is raped and killed, which Nanda learns of just as Raka sets the forest on fire. Another novel by this author of Fire on the Mountain centers on the children of the tyrannical "parental unit" MamaPapa, who smother Uma at home and send Arun to study in America. The literature professor Deven is assigned to interview the reclusive Urdu poet Nur in a novel by this author that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1984. Four years earlier, she had received that same honor for a novel in which Raja goes to Hyderabad and Tara leaves for Sri Lanka after marrying Bakul, thus leaving Bim Das alone in Old Delhi. For 10 points, identify this author of Fasting, Feasting, In Custody, and Clear Light of Day.
The protagonist of one of this author's novels lives in the cliffside estate Carignano, where she is visited by her similarly-emotionally-distant great-granddaughter.
Anita Desai [prompt on partial answer; do not accept "Kiran Desai"]