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- A story collection by a Booker Prize-winning author drawn from the ample body of work published only in the New Yorker alongside other stories long out of print and out of the public eye A collection of stories drawn from the ample body of work published only in the New Yorker, alongside a few other stories long out of print and out of the public eye.
- About the Author: RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA is the author of nineteen books.
- 352 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Short Stories (single author)
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A story collection by a Booker Prize-winning author drawn from the ample body of work published only in the New Yorker alongside other stories long out of print and out of the public eye A collection of stories drawn from the ample body of work published only in the New Yorker, alongside a few other stories long out of print and out of the public eye. Ruth Jhabvala began publishing in the New Yorker in 1957 and this collection spans decades. This story collection showcases Jhabvala's powers of keen observation as she examines the westernization of India's middle class, the interplay of social and romantic ambition, and the social mores that plague her characters, regardless of their geographical background. The introduction will be from the lecture Jhabvala gave when awarded the Neil Gunn Prize in Scotland in 1979, a piece titled "Disinheritance" that examines the effects Germany, the UK, India, and New York had on her journey as a writer and how they influenced her buoyant, satiric fiction.About the Author
RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for Merchant-Ivory Productions have earned two Academy Awards.Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.2 Inches (W)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 352
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Short Stories (single author)
Publisher: Counterpoint LLC
Format: Hardcover
Author: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Language: English
Street Date: November 25, 2025
TCIN: 1002729247
UPC: 9781640097360
Item Number (DPCI): 247-36-6984
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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