The jewel in the crown

Informationen zum Autor Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978. Klappentext World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, an English girl, is raped. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her Indian lover echo the violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations. Zusammenfassung World War II has shown that the British are not invincible and the self-rule lobby is gaining supporters. Against this background, Daphne Manners, an English girl, is raped. The racism, brutality and hatred launched upon the head of her Indian lover echo the violence perpetrated on Daphne and reveal the desperate state of Anglo-Indian relations.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Scott
• Publisher: Arrow
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.01.1996
• EAN: 9780099439967
• ISBN: 978-0-09-943996-7
• No. of pages: 518
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / War & Military, Second World War fiction, FICTION / Historical / World War II, FICTION / Romance / Historical / 20th Century, British Empire, India, c 1940 to c 1949