Cromartie vs The God Shiva - A Virago Modern Classic

Informationen zum Autor Rumer Godden (1907-1998) was the acclaimed author of over sixty works of fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Born in England, she and her siblings grew up in Narayanganj, India, and she later spent many years living in Kolkata and Kashmir. Several of her novels were made into films, including Black Narcissus, The Greengage Summer and The River , which was filmed by Jean Renoir. She was appointed OBE in 1993. Klappentext 'One of our best and most captivating novelists' Philip Hensher A revered effigy of the god Shiva has gone missing from the Patna Hall Hotel on south India's exquisite Coromandel coast. Was it stolen, and to whom does it belong? Young lawyer Michael Dean, sent from London to argue the case for the defence, falls under the spell of Artemis, a graceful archaeologist who is staying at the hotel; but she proves as elusive as the mystery of the theft he is working on. Rumer Godden's classic novel is a magical, evocative exploration of art, love, class and greed in her beloved India. Vorwort Marking Rumer Godden's return to south India, this classic novel is a vivid evocation of love and class in the beloved country that inspired many of her bestselling works. Zusammenfassung Marking Rumer Godden's return to south India, this classic novel is a vivid evocation of love and class in the beloved country that inspired many of her bestselling works.

Product details

• Authors: Rumer Godden
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.02.2013
• EAN: 9781844088584
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-858-4
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 197 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Action & Adventure, FICTION / Religious, FICTION / Magical Realism, Myth & legend told as fiction, Fiction: general and literary, Traditional stories, myths and fairy tales, Religious and spiritual fiction, Religious & Spiritual Fiction