Background
Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer was born on May 7, 1927 in Cologne, Germany. Lived in India, 1951-1975. Came to the United States, 1975.
Daughter of Marcus and Eleonora (Cohn) Prawer.
( In Travelers, Jhabvala examines the unlikely convergenc...)
In Travelers, Jhabvala examines the unlikely convergence of four wanderers: Asha, an imperious Indian widow, Raymond, a curious Englishman, Lee, an American looking for her spiritual core, and Gopi, an impressionable young student. With a mixture of impassioned dialogue and subtle narrative, Jhabvala examines the psychological and cultural forces that wend their paths into inextricable knots of love and conflict.
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( "All the figures in this book...are irresistible comic ...)
"All the figures in this book...are irresistible comic manifestations."?The New Yorker This witty and perceptive novel is about Prem, a young teacher in New Delhi who has just become a householder and is finding his responsibilities perplexing.
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(The interior lives of three generations on a quest for lo...)
The interior lives of three generations on a quest for love and beauty are explored. Louise strives to reclaim her youth, her daughter Marietta searches for beauty in lofty ideas and in her obsession for her son Mark, who believes love is to be found in the pursuit of money and young lovers.
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(Paperback, 1989 A Fireside book, number line 1-10. Clear ...)
Paperback, 1989 A Fireside book, number line 1-10. Clear plastic covering, Ex lib w/ usual stamps, pocket and remainder mark. Spine is tight , text is unmarked, covers look new. 1st ed., 1st printing, author's 1st book. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
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(A young man named Henry sits down with his grandmother, a...)
A young man named Henry sits down with his grandmother, a genial lady still called Baby by everyone, in her Manhattan townhouse where he has lived all his life, to record the history of a spiritual movement that has woven itself into the fabric of their family's lives for four generations. What unfolds is a mesmerizing family saga: the imperious great-grandmother Elsa and her husband, an Indian poet, whose marriage is as unconventional as the movement they help to found; Baby, their cheerfully pragmatic daughter, married to the aloof English diplomat Graeme; bemused and brooding Renata, Baby and Graeme's daughter, married to an idle dreamer; and finally Henry, Renata's son, who in many ways bears the legacy of all that has gone before. Their lives--and that of the movement's elusive yet ineluctable founder, known only as the Master--intertwine, diverge, and collide with each other in a masterfully orchestrated story spanning the twentieth century and several continents. By turns brilliantly satiric, insightful, and profoundly moving, Shards Of Memory is a beautifully wrought tale of love and devotion, of family and faith, and of the complex nature of memory itself--a literary tour de force from one of the most distinguished novelists of our time.
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( Like Jhumpa Lahriri, Monica Ali and Arundhati Roy, Ruth...)
Like Jhumpa Lahriri, Monica Ali and Arundhati Roy, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala has long captured the Western-Indian experience. In this expansive story collection, Jhabvala continues her lifelong meditation on East and West. Set in India, England, and New York City, A Lovesong for India reveals what unites us across oceans, cultures, and lifetimes. Remarkable and unwavering, this collection is the hallmark of Jhabvala's celebrated career and a testament to her ?balance, subtlety, wry humor, and beauty -The New York Times
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(A profound and powerful novel, winner of the Booker Prize...)
A profound and powerful novel, winner of the Booker Prize Set in colonial India during the 1920s, Heat and Dust tells the story of Olivia, a beautiful woman suffocated by the propriety and social constraints of her position as the wife of an important English civil servant. Longing for passion and independence, Olivia is drawn into the spell of the Nawab, a minor Indian prince deeply involved in gang raids and criminal plots. She is intrigued by the Nawab's charm and aggressive courtship, and soon begins to spend most of her days in his company. But then she becomes pregnant, and unsure of the child's paternity, she is faced with a wrenching dilemma. Her reaction to the crisis humiliates her husband and outrages the British community, breeding a scandal that lives in collective memory long after her death.
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( With an introduction by Anita Desai. Over the course o...)
With an introduction by Anita Desai. Over the course of her glittering literary career, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote some of the most wonderful novels of the twentieth century and screenplays to some of the most beloved films - but she was also a master of the short story form. This stunning new collection brings together the jewels in the crown of her writing: it is a showcase of astonishing storytelling power.
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( Chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ...)
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 the essence of her Indian experience. Bearing Jhabvalas hallmark of balance, subtlety, wry humor, and beauty, these stories present characters that prove to be as vulnerable to the contradictions and oppressions of the human heart as to those of India itself.
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Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer was born on May 7, 1927 in Cologne, Germany. Lived in India, 1951-1975. Came to the United States, 1975.
Daughter of Marcus and Eleonora (Cohn) Prawer.
Master of Arts, London University, 1951. Doctor of Letters (honorary), London University, 1986. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), London University, 1995.
Doctor Arts (honorary), London University, 1996.
(A young man named Henry sits down with his grandmother, a...)
(A profound and powerful novel, winner of the Booker Prize...)
( In Travelers, Jhabvala examines the unlikely convergenc...)
( Chosen by The New York Times Book Review as one of the ...)
( Like Jhumpa Lahriri, Monica Ali and Arundhati Roy, Ruth...)
(The interior lives of three generations on a quest for lo...)
(Paperback, 1989 A Fireside book, number line 1-10. Clear ...)
( With an introduction by Anita Desai. Over the course o...)
( "All the figures in this book...are irresistible comic ...)
Married Cyrus S. H. Jhabvala, 1951. 3 children.
