Anita Desai (Novelist ) was born in India on a Thursday, June 24, 1937 🎈. Anita Desai is 87 years old. She is a Cancer ♋ and was born in the Year of the Ox 🐂.
A British fiction writer thrice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, she is best known for her British Guardian Prize-winning novel, The Village By the Sea. Also a university professor, she taught humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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| FULL NAME: | Anita Desai |
| BIRTH DATE: | June 24, 1937 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | India |
| AGE: | 87 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | Indian |
| ETHNICITY: | Unknown |
| ZODIAC: | Cancer |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Ox |
About
Anita Desai is a Novelist. Anita was born in the 1930s, in the middle of the Silent Generation generation. Silent Generation are individuals born between 1925 and 1945. This generation is known for Jazz, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Sinatra, Malcolm X, Gone With The Wind, Mickey Mouse, Andy Warhol, Clint Eastwood, Bob Dylan. The Silent Generation has experienced critical historical events, including the Korean War, The Cold War, the McCarthy Hearings, and the Space Race.
With her businessman husband, Ashvin Desai, she had four children. Find out who is Anita Desai dating right now.
She earned a degree in English literature from the University of Delhi in 1957.
DID YOU KNOW Her award-nominated works of fiction include Clear Light of Day, In Custy and Fasting, and Feasting.
FACT Her daughter, Kiran Desai, published a Booker Prize-winning work.
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Birthday
Currently, Anita Desai is 87 years old. Her next birthday is away. Anita will celebrate her 88th birthday on a Thursday, June 24th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on June 24, 1937. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Anita Desai’s zodiac sign is Cancer. People born between the dates of June 21st and July 22nd belong to the fourth sign in the zodiac, Cancer. Cancer are known for being loyal, hyper emotional, caring, and intuitive. On the bad side, Cancers can be overly sensitive, moody, and vindictive. Taurus & Pisces are the most compatible signs for Cancers.
Famous Cancer celebrities are Selena Gomez, Ariana Grande, Lionel Messi, Kevin Hart, Khloe Kardashian, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, and King Bach. Cancer ruling planet is Moon. Astrologically, Moon represents your emotional side, your feelings, intuition and memories.
Anita Desai was born in the Year of the Ox. People born in the Year of the Ox are honest, contemplative, observant, determined, cautious, and loyal. They can also sometimes be self-righteous, stubborn, petty, egotistical, judgmental, and overly cautious.
This year is the Year of the Dragon.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Anita Desai is a 87 years old Novelist, born in June, in the Year of the Ox (1937), and is a Cancer. Her life path number is 5. Anita’s birthstone is Pearl, Moonstone and Alexandrite, and her birth flower is Rose. You may also check out all famous birthdays in June or specifically birthdays on June 24.
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