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Avvaru Pavani
The book gives a clear picture of Jhabvala’s novels. One can find the conflicts that arises between Indians and Westerners based upon the complexities of culture, history, and psychology. It…
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Multi-layered, subtle, insightful short stories from the inimitable Booker-prize winning author, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
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Laurie Sucher
Originally published in Great Britain in 2017 by Little, Brown.
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Set in the 1920s amid the suffocating heat and exotic landscapes of India, this novel juxtaposes one woman’s search for passion and independence against the social constraints of proper British…
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, represents…
Brilliant short stories ranging from Manhattan to New Delhi
In this expansive story collection, acclaimed writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, A Lovesong for India…
A haunting tale of the complex and perilous relations between two young cousins, Angel and Lara. A masterful novel which explores the dangers of love and commitment.
* A profound and powerful novel, winner of the Booker Prize in 1975
Prem, a young teacher in New Dehli has just become a householder and is finding his responsibilities perplexing.
Dr Ramlal Agarwal
Outsiders and Insiders is a collection of essays and reviews in exceptionally simple and lucid style about post-modern Indian English literature. It is a mine of critical insights into the…
Some yearly issues published as: The PEN/O. Henry prize stories.