At the end of the century, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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At the end of the century, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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eng
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Literary form
short stories
Main title
At the end of the century
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1012459305
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Summary
Caught between cultures, Jhabvala has always written powerfully of the relationship between India and the Western middle classes. In this collection of short stories, she deals with pathos, despair, sensuality and liberation with sensitivity, wit and affection
Table of contents
Introduction / by Anita Desai -- 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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adult
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