A Backward Place - Couverture souple

Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0719561957 ISBN 13 : 9780719561955

Editeur : John Murray Publishers Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

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. But, far from being hippies, their ability to adapt to this exotic culture often leaves something to be desired. Etta, an aristocratic, faded beauty maintains her Parisian chic while Clarissa talks enthusiastically about the simple life but stops short of ever roughing it herself. On the other hand Bal, the one Indian protagonist, holds quite Western aspirations to Hollywood glamour. A Backward Place humorously explores contradictions in attitudes and lifestyles and the interplay between culture and individuality. But it is also a Dickensian drama, charting the highs and lows of everyday life against the enchanting backdrop of a bustling Indian city.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Murray Publishers Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719561957
• ISBN 13: 9780719561955
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible