Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games at Twilight | 1978 | Anita Desai | Buy |
| 2 | Scholar and Gypsy | 1996 | Anita Desai | Buy |
| 3 | Diamond Dust: Stories | 2000 | Anita Desai | Buy |
| 4 | Collected Stories | 2008 | Anita Desai | Buy |
| 5 | The Artist of Disappearance | 2011 | Anita Desai | Buy |
| 6 | The Complete Stories | 2017 | Anita Desai | Buy |
Anita Desai’s short story collections span nearly four decades, from Games at Twilight (1978) to The Complete Stories (2017). Her short fiction shares the same careful attention to detail as her novels, with stories often set in India and focused on moments of quiet tension between characters.
Games at Twilight is her most famous collection, with its title story frequently anthologized in school curricula. Diamond Dust: Stories (2000) and The Artist of Disappearance (2011) contain her later work, while Collected Stories (2008) and The Complete Stories (2017) gather her output into larger volumes for readers who want everything in one place.