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She was the tree that grew in the centre of their lives and in whose shade they lived. (III, p110)
— Anita Desai
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "She was the tree that grew in the centre of their lives and in whose shade they lived. (III, p110)" in the context of "" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Anita Desai
Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar (born 24 June 1937), is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of her daughters, Kiran Desai, is also a writer.
About Anita Desai
Anita Desai, born Anita Mazumdar (born 24 June 1937), is an Indian novelist and the Emerita John E. Burchard Professor of Humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. One of her daughters, Kiran Desai, is also a writer.
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