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Day Of The Scorpion - raj quartet book 2

Inglese · Tascabile

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Informationen zum Autor Paul Scott (1920-78), born in London, held a commission in the Indian army during World War II. His many novels include Johnnie Sabib, The Chinese Love Pavilion, and Staying On . Klappentext The powerful, moving second volume of Paul Scott's classic account of the last days of British rule in India In The Day of the Scorpion , Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in history. As the scorpion, encircled by a ring of fire, will sting itself to death, so does the British raj hasten its own destruction when threatened by the flames of Indian independence. Brutal repression and imprisonment of India's leaders cannot still the cry for home rule. And in the midst of chaos, the English Laytons withdraw from a world they no longer know to seek solace in denial, drink, and madness. Zusammenfassung In this volume! readers meet Mabel Layton and her daughters! stranded in their colonial mansion awaiting Colonel Layton's return from war. As the flames of independence continue to threaten the Raj! leaders of the Indian Congress are rounded up into British prisons.

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Paul Scott (1920-78), born in London, held a commission in the Indian army during World War II. His many novels include Johnnie Sabib, The Chinese Love Pavilion, and Staying On.

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Autori Paul Scott
Editore University Of Chicago Press
 
Lingue Inglese
Formato Tascabile
Pubblicazione 31.12.1998
 
EAN 9780226743417
ISBN 978-0-226-74341-7
Pagine 496
Dimensioni 140 mm x 215 mm x 40 mm
Serie Raj Quartet
Raj Quartet
Phoenix Fiction
Categorie Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale
Narrativa > Romanzi

FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

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