BACKWARD PLACE

by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Overview

From Simon & Schuster, A Backward Place is Ruth Prawer Jhabvala's unforgettable work of fiction.

A Backward Place humorously explores contradictions in attitudes and lifestyles and the interplay between culture and individuality. But it is also a Dickensian drama, charting the highs and lows of everyday life against the enchanting backdrop of a bustling Indian city.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780671683412
Publisher:	Touchstone
Publication date:	01/15/1990
Edition description:	Fireside ed.
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala CBE was a German-born British and American Booker prize-winning novelist, short story writer and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter. She is perhaps best known for her long collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant.