W upale i kurzu - Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Katarzyna Kasterka • BookLikes (ISBN:9788376483429)

W upale i kurzu

by: Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (author) Katarzyna Kasterka (author)

Żona urzędnika administracji brytyjskiej w Indiach - piękna, rozpieszczona i znudzona Olivia - ucieka z hinduskim księciem, wzbudzając tym oburzenie angielskiej społeczności, zamieszkałej w małym, prowincjonalnym Satipurze. Pięćdziesiąt lat później wnuczka porzuconego przez Olivię męża przybywa... show more

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Format: paperback

ISBN: 9788376483429

Publish date: February 2010

Publisher: Prószyński i S-ka

Pages no: 160

Edition language: Polski

Category:

Classics, Novels, Literature, Cultural, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, 20th Century, Contemporary, India, Asian Literature, Indian Literature, Asia

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Osho rated it

11 years ago

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Somewhat mannered, somewhat overwritten, and perhaps with too much parallelism, yet I still enjoyed this exercise in comparing and contrasting two women's lives in India across generations. The unnamed contemporary woman's experience seems like a somewhat tawdry version of Olivia's, but I suppose it...

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What Happens in Books rated it

15 years ago

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This is one of the few books that I have read twice, a long time ago.The book is set in India, and it talks about two women from different generations and how their lives was affected by India.I like the two different story lines, the different historical settings, and there are many differences in ...

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Bettie's Books rated it

15 years ago

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I loved this in the same way I love Forster - a story set in an age that bears no resemblance to today's sub-continent. Oh! the ridiculousness, but people's hearts were truly broken on the 'eti-quetti' of such ridiculousness.Sad. I am sure that there will be no need to delve into this glum pre-Ghan...

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