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A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
BOOKER PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR: 17 short stories “about belonging, desire, and the boundaries of love” from “one of the 20th century’s great female writers”—with a foreword by Anita Desai (Washington Post).
“Jhabvala has Alice Munro’s gift for making you feel you’re reading a novel in miniature.” —Seattle Times
Nobody has written so powerfully of the relationship between and within India and the Western middle classes than Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. In this selection of stories, chosen by her surviving family, her ability to tenderly and humorously view the situations faced by three (sometimes interacting) cultures—European, post–Independence Indian, and American—is never more acute.
In “A Course of English Studies,” a young woman arrives at Oxford from India and struggles to adapt, not only to the sad, stoic object of her infatuation, but also to a country that seems so resistant to passion and color. In the wrenching “Expiation,” the blind, unconditional love of a cloth shop owner for his wastrel younger brother exposes the tragic beauty and foolishness of human compassion and faith. The wry and triumphant “Pagans” brings us middle–aged sisters Brigitte and Frankie in Los Angeles, who discover a youthful sexuality in the company of the languid and handsome young Indian, Shoki. This collection also includes Jhabvala’s last story, “The Judge’s Will,” which appeared in The New Yorker in 2013 after her death.
The profound inner experience of both men and women is at the center of Jhabvala’s writing: she rivals Jane Austen with her impeccable powers of observation. With an introduction by her friend, the writer Anita Desai, At the End of the Century celebrates a writer’s astonishing lifetime gift for language, and leaves us with no doubt of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala’s unique place in modern literature.
ASIN : B07DFJ6F5B
Publisher : Counterpoint (December 4, 2018)
Publication date : December 4, 2018
Language : English
File size : 1898 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 375 pages
Reviewer: Mature Shopper
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: One of the most intriguing collections of short stories I've read in a long time.
Review: Jhabvala's restrained, understated writing makes her story telling more powerful as it draws the reader into the richness and diversity of Indian culture. I couldn't help thinking that there had to be autobiographical elements in these stories, particularly with the inevitable conflicts of disparate societies. The universal and the particular are blended in such amazing ways that the reader thinks about them long after each story has been read.
Reviewer: Neera Kapahi
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Beautifully written and insightful
Review: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born in Cologne, Germany. Her family later moved to England where she met her future husband, an architect from India.Many of her stories are based in India or have some kind of reference to India. Although the book is beautifully written and has interesting character studies and observations, the stories were a mixed bag. Most stories were compelling and I could not put them down - a few were tedious and tended to drag.
Reviewer: Rosie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Satisfied
Review: Perfect
Reviewer: bktaylor
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good read
Review: A window into another culture and it's contradictions; stories of love and loss and the compromises necessary to get at least some of what you need.
Reviewer: nelly nancy
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: lovely
Review: an absolute delight. every story was a treasure
Reviewer: Firoza J
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Showcases the writing genius of an exceptional author.
Review: Beautifully written stories. Wonderful introduction by Anita Desai.
Reviewer: Veronica Peel
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Much enjoyed
Review: Short stories at their best.....leaving you with the end unknotted....
Reviewer: MB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Vivid, varied and vibrant collection of short stories.
Reviewer: robert
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: If u find India fascinating buy
Reviewer: recluse
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: A great collection of stories by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, a very talented writer. Strongly recommended!
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Review: charmingly observed tales of cultural struggles to assimilate