This brilliant collection spans two worlds - the restless, aspiring society of New York's Upper East Side and the world of India's capital city, New Delhi. A rich cast of characters inhabit these stories.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala Book order
May 7, 1927 – April 3, 2013
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was an acclaimed author best known for her explorations of East-West encounters. Her literary work is characterized by a profound insight into cultural differences and the psychology of characters navigating between worlds. Through her fiction, she captured the complexities of human relationships and the shifting landscapes of societal norms. Her distinctive style and thematic depth have secured her a significant place in literature.
- 2013
- 2011
A Lovesong for India
- 276 pages
- 10 hours of reading
* Multi-layered, subtle, wonderful new short stories from the inimitable Booker-prize winning author, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
- 2004
My Nine Lives
- 277 pages
- 10 hours of reading
Booker Prize winner Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's, outstanding new novel explores a woman's nine possible destinies and carries subtle, autobiographical resonances.
- 1990
Belletristik : Deutschland/Indien/Delhi ; Roman.
- 1989
Out of India
- 288 pages
- 11 hours of reading
This collection contains 15 of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's favourite stories which she has selected from her four previous collections. They are all set in India, where the author has lived for most of her adult life.
- 1989
Eine Witwe mit Geld
- 252 pages
- 9 hours of reading
Belletristik : Deutschland/Indien/Delhi ; Frau.
- 1987
Three Continents
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
The offspring of a prominent Yankee family, young twins Harriet and Michael Wishwell are swept up by an enthralling trio of foreigners, following them first to London and then to India where they surrender themselves and their fortune to a cult. From the Academy Award-winning screenwriter of A Room with a View.
- 1981
Get Ready for Battle
- 160 pages
- 6 hours of reading
A portrait of middle-class family life in contemporary Delhi. Through the conflicting ambitions, business intrigues and the personal and emotional entanglements, the book mocks the self-seeking nature of a group of people who are ready for battle - with each other and themselves.
