{"product_id":"at-the-end-of-the-century-the-stories-of-ruth-prawer-jhabvala-paperback","title":"At the End of the Century: The Stories of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRuth Prawer Jhabvala\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnita Desai\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 (\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Jhabvala has Alice Munro's gift for making you feel you're reading a novel in miniature.\" --\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNobody 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \"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 \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e in 2013 after her death. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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, \u003ci\u003eAt the End of the Century\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Prawer Jhabvala\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for Merchant-Ivory Productions have earned two Academy Awards. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 11, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42292765917319,"sku":"9781640093249","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e422caaf896175528f8321b4569be4dd.webp?v=1738051925","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/at-the-end-of-the-century-the-stories-of-ruth-prawer-jhabvala-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}