Title:
At the end of the century
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
London : Little, Brown, 2017.
Physical Description:
xiv, 433 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:
9781408709528
Abstract:
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.
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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Language:
English
