Books by ruth prawer jhabvala

On two planes in time, this book is in the form of a diary of English girl who goes to India to reconstruct the story of Olivia, her grandfather's ... More

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An expert mixture of decadence and rebirth, this finely crafted novel leaves the reader with a rich experience of India and of the unpredictable ... More

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Provides a vivid picture of life in an Indian city. The book follows the emergence of Prem from his comparatively carefree student life living at ... More

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This novel, set in both London and New York, concerns the family of a modern-day guru and leader of men, their difficulties in adjusting to the idea ... More

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In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, ... More

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This collection of stories spans two worlds: the aspiring society of New York's Upper East Side and the world of India's capital, New Delhi. The rich ... More

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Louise, not content with her husband's gentle affection, strives to reclaim her youth in titillating social and spiritual adventures. Her daughter ... More

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Harriet and Michale belong to a sect called "the Fourth World Movement" and plan to hand over the family home to the Rawul and his sinister henchman ... More

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In the contrast the author draws between two very different families and their daily lives - their squabbles, their politics, their love affairs, ... More

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Six colourful, comic characters inhabit A Backward Place. All but one are Westerners who have come to Delhi to experience an alternative way of life. ... More

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Chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of 1986, this volume of stories, selected by the author from her own early work, ... More

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A portrait of middle-class family life in contemporary Delhi. Through the conflicting ambitions, business intrigues and the personal and emotional ... More

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Written by the author of "Heat and Dust", for which she won the Booker Prize, this novel is set against the dream-like landscape of Manhattan in the ... More

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is a novelist of unequalled insight, grace and emotional power. My Nine Lives represents a new and fascinating strand in her ... More

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In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, ... More

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