Division Of The Spoils - raj quartet book 4

Informationen zum Autor Paul Scott (1920-78) was a British novelist best known for the tetralogy The Raj Quartet, published by the University of Chicago Press. Scott was drafted into the British Army during World War II and was stationed in India, an experience which shaped much of his literary work. The University of Chicago Press has also published his novels The Birds of Paradise , The Chinese Love Pavilion , Six Days in Marapore and Staying On , the latter of which won the Booker Prize for 1977. Klappentext The powerful, dramatic final volume of Paul Scott's classic account of the last days of British rule in India. After exploiting India's divisions for years, the British depart in such haste that no one is prepared for the Hindu-Muslim riots of 1947. The twilight of the raj turns bloody. Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and Pakistan, A Division of the Spoils illuminates one last bittersweet romance, revealing the divided loyalties of the British as they flee, retreat from, or cling to India. Zusammenfassung Against the backdrop of the violent partition of India and Pakistan! this volume sketches one last bittersweet romance! revealing the divided loyalties of the British as they flee! retreat from! or cling to India.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul Scott
• Editore: University Of Chicago Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.1998
• EAN: 9780226743448
• ISBN: 978-0-226-74344-8
• Pagine: 598
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 45 mm
• Serie: Raj Quartet; Raj Quartet; Phoenix Fiction
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; FICTION / Historical / General, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Literary, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary