Book
At the end of the century : the stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala ; with an introduction by Anita Desai.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781640091375 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 439 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Counterpoint hardcover edition.
- Publisher: Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
- Copyright: ©2017
Content descriptions
| General Note: | First published in Great Britain in 2017 by Little, Brown. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A loss of faith -- The widow -- A spiritual call -- Miss Sahib -- A course of English studies -- An experience of India -- Two more under the Indian sun -- Desecration -- Expiation -- Great expectations -- Two muses -- Ménage -- A choice of heritage -- A lovesong for India -- Pagans -- At the end of the century -- The Judge's will. |
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| Subject: | Cultural awareness > Fiction. Cultural pluralism > Fiction. East Indians > Fiction. Interpersonal relations > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Short stories. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | FIC Jhabv | 31681010131332 | FICTION | Available | - |
RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA, born in 1927, wrote several novels and short stories, and in collaboration with James Ivory and Ismail Merchant, she won two Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay (for Howards End and A Room with a View). She won the Booker Prize in 1975 for Heat and Dust. She died in 2013.
ANITA DESAI was born in 1937 in Mussoorie, India. Her novels include Fire on the Mountainâwhich won the Winifred Holtby Memorial PrizeâClear Light of Day, In Custody, and Fasting, Feasting, each of which was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her latest novel is The Artist of Disappearance.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for Merchant'Ivory Productions have earned two Academy Awards. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for MerchantâIvory Productions have earned two Academy Awards. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.
