The Village by the Sea
First edition | |
| Author | Anita Desai |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Realistic young-adult novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
Publication date | 1982 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 156 pp (first edition) |
| ISBN | 0-434-93436-4 |
| OCLC | 20796746 |
| LC Class | PZ7.D4488 Vi 1982 |
The Village by the Sea: an Indian family story is a novel for young people by the Indian writer Anita Desai, published in London by Heinemann in 1982. It is based on the poverty, hardships and sorrow faced by a small rural, community in India. Desai won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a book award judged by a panel of British children's writers. It has 13 chapters.
Penguin published a US edition in 1984.