by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · B Ediciones · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466310451
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«Esmond en la India» is the novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, published by B Ediciones in paperback (464 pages, in Spanish).
A young Indian woman who studied at Oxford returns to Delhi after independence, amid the country's transformation. The story, told as a comedy of manners, portrays with irony the Indian high society and the persistent influence of the former British empire at the dawn of the new nation.
The English original, «Esmond in India», was published in 1958; this Spanish edition appeared in 2004 and falls within contemporary fiction.
For readers interested in Indian literature and novels exploring the cultural clash between the West and India.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a British and American novelist and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of film director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant.
