Disinheritance : the rediscovered stories / Ruth Prawer Jhabvala.
| Author/creator | Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Counterpoint edition. |
| Publication | San Francisco, CA : Counterpoint, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xxiv, 322 pages ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Lekha -- Before the wedding -- Sixth child -- Better than dead -- The old lady -- The elected -- A birthday in London -- Wedding preparations -- In love with a beautiful girl -- An Indian citizen -- Foreign wives -- Day of decision -- An intellectual girl and an eminent artiste -- A very special fate -- Commensurate happiness -- Grandmother -- Aphrodisiac. |
| Abstract | "Ruth Prawer Jhabvala began publishing fiction in 1956 and continued to do so until her death in 2013. Her short stories have appeared in various journals and magazines, many of them in The New Yorker. Disinheritance showcases some of the finest of these efforts, all demonstrating Jhabvala's powers of keen observation as she examines the westernization of India's middle class, the interplay of social and romantic ambition, and the social mores that plague her characters, regardless of their geographical background. Salman Rushdie has described her as a "rootless intellectual," and John Updike called her an "initiated outsider." All these qualities shine in this very special collection, with stories undiscovered for decades. Including an introduction from the author's 1979 lecture when awarded the Neil Gunn Prize in Scotland, Disinheritance balances a host of cultural influences to showcase Jhabvala's signature voice and her buoyant, satiric fiction"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Genre/form | short stories. |
| Genre/form | Short stories. |
| Genre/form | Nouvelles. |
| LCCN | 2025034658 |
| ISBN | 9781640097360 |
| ISBN | 1640097368 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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