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At the end of the century /

Over the course of her glittering literary career, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote some of the most wonderful novels of the twentieth century and screenplays to some of the most beloved films - but she was also a master of the short story form. This stunning new collection brings together the jewels in t...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013 (Author)
Other Authors: Desai, Anita, 1937- (writer of introduction, etc.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, California : Counterpoint, 2018.
Edition:First Counterpoint hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Social classes > Fiction.
Culture conflict > Fiction.
East Indians > Great Britain > Fiction.
East Indians > California > Fiction.
Culture conflict.
East Indians.
Social classes.
California.
Great Britain.
Interpersonal relations > Fiction.
Short stories.
Fiction.
Table of Contents:
  • A loss of faith
  • The widow
  • A spiritual call
  • Miss Sahib
  • A course of English studies
  • An experience of India
  • Two more under the Indian sun
  • Desecration
  • Expiation
  • Great expectations
  • Two muses
  • Ménage
  • A choice of heritage
  • A lovesong for India
  • Pagans
  • At the end of the century
  • The Judge's will.