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BOOKS AND AUTHORS
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Who wrote the book “Cry, the Peacock"?
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Khushwant Singh
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Morarji Desai
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Anita Desai
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Arun Gandhi
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cry, the Peacock by Anita Desai is the story of a young girl, Maya, obsessed by a childhood prophecy of disaster. Anita Desai is an Indian novelist whose works include adult novels, children’s books and short stories. She has been shortlisted for the Booker prize three times.
Detailed explanation-2: -Her novels include Fire on the Mountain (1977), which won the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize, and Clear Light of Day (1980), In Custody (1984) and Fasting, Feasting (1999), each of which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cry of the Peacock, the English title of Ardèle ou la Marguerite, a 1948 play by Jean Anouilh. Cry of the Peacocks, a 1967 book of poetry by Naomi Lazard.
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