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The Raj Quartet (Audiolibro) - Unabridged Edition

Inglese · Audiolibro

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An epic full-cast dramatisation of Paul Scott's classic series of novels charting the last days ofthe British Raj.Spanning the years from 1942 to 1947, this landmark saga explores the relationships between an array of soldiers and civilians stationedin India, as the sun sets on British colonial rule.As The Jewel in the Crown opens, World War II is at its height and Gandhi is calling for the British to leave. When Daphne Manners arrives in Mayapore, she meets two men who will change her life: Hari Kumar and Ronald Merrick. She begins to fall for Hari, but Ronald Merrick - the local police superintendent - becomes infatuated with her and seethes with hatred for Hari.The Day of the Scorpion finds Merrick worming his way into the Layton family, and his treatment of Hari Kumar is revealed. In The Towers of Silence, it is summer 1945, and as the war ends Mabel Layton's companion Barbie Batchelor is forced to leave her home in Pankot. In A Division of the Spoils, Sergeant Guy Perron arrives to witness India's independence, while the Laytons plan for their future - but the division of the country will spark tragic consequences for many.The extensive, star-studded cast includes Anna Maxwell Martin (Bleak House, Motherland), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Doctor Foster), Geraldine James (who also starred in the film of The Jewel in the Crown), Mark Bazeley (Broadchurch), Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock), Kulvinder Ghir (Goodness Gracious Me) and Nina Wadia (Eastenders). Duration: 9 hours approx.

Dettagli sul prodotto

Autori Paul Scott
Con la collaborazione di Mark Bazeley (Lettore / narratore), Bazeley Mark (Lettore / narratore), Full cast (Lettore / narratore), Benedict Cumberbatch (Lettore / narratore), Full Cast (Lettore / narratore), Kulvinder Ghir (Lettore / narratore), Geraldine James (Lettore / narratore), James Geraldine (Lettore / narratore), Anna Maxwell Martin (Lettore / narratore), Martin Anna Maxwell (Lettore / narratore), Anna Martin Maxwell (Lettore / narratore), Prasanna Puwanarajah (Lettore / narratore), Puwanarajah Prasanna (Lettore / narratore), Nina Wadia (Lettore / narratore), Wadia Nina (Lettore / narratore)
Editore BBC Books
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Audio CD
Pubblicazione 31.01.2019
 
EAN 9781787532908
ISBN 978-1-78753-290-8
Dimensioni 138 mm x 140 mm x 25 mm
Serie BBC Audiobooks
Categorie Narrativa > Romanzi
Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Teatro, balletto

Radio, India, Radio / Podcasts, Modern and contemporary fiction, Modern and contemporary Fiction (post 1945), Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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