Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Germany of Polish parents and came to England in 1939 at the age of twelve. She graduated from Queen Mary College, London University, and married an architect. They lived in Delhi from 1951 to 1975. Since then they have divided their time between Delhi, New York and London.
As well as her numerous novels and short stories, in collaboration with James Ivory and Ismail Merchant Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has written scripts for film and television, including A Room with a View and Howards End, both of which are Academy Award winners. She won the Booker Prize for Heat and Dust in 1975, the Neil Gunn International Fellowship in 1978, the MacArthur Foundation Award in 1984 and was made a CBE in the 1998 New Year's Honours List.
A superb book. A complex story line, handled with dazzling assurance ... moving and profound. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has not only written a love story, she has also exposed the soul and nerve ends of a fascinating and compelling country. This is a book of cool, controlled brilliance. It is a jewel to be treasured (The Times)
A writer of genius ... a writer of world class - a master storyteller (Sunday Times)
Coolly assured novel ... Written with seek elegance, this book delves into the heart of an unmistakably seductive country (The Good Book Guide)
Her tussle with India is one of the richest treats of contemporary literature (Guardian)
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Etat : Muy bueno. : Heat and Dust es una novela de Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, ambientada en la India. La historia sigue a Olivia, una mujer británica en la India de los años 20, que se ve envuelta en un apasionado romance con un príncipe local, desafiando las convenciones sociales de la época. Paralelamente, su hijastra regresa a la India en la década de 1970 para desentrañar los misterios que rodearon la vida de Olivia. La novela explora temas de choque cultural, deseo y la búsqueda de la identidad en un contexto exótico y opresivo. EAN: 9780582017313 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Literatura y Ficción Título: Heat and Dust Autor: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Editorial: Longman Idioma: en Páginas: 216 Formato: tapa blanda. N° de réf. du vendeur Happ-2024-04-22-7473147f
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Encuadernación de tapa blanda. Etat : Muy Bien. Edit. Longman group 1993 London. 184p. Octavo mayor (19x12,5cm). Rústica ilustrada en buen estado. Modern Women Writers. N° de réf. du vendeur 06141
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