John Murray (Publishers) Ltd., London, 1987. Hardcover. First edition, first impression. Mauve cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Dustjacket. Some slight foxing to extreme page edges. A very good copy in a very good dustjacket.

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Title: Three Continents
Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 1987
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0719544335
ISBN 13: 9780719544330
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition.
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

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First edition; minor marks on page block; binding is sound and content is clear. AE

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was born of Polish parents in Cologne, Germany. She moved to England with her family in 1939. In 1951 she married Indian architect C.S.H. Jhabvala and moved with him to India. Jhabvala is the author of twelve novels, including Heat and Dust, which was awarded Britain's prestigious Booker Prize. She is a MacArthur Fellow and has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. A talented screenwriter, Jhabvala has earned two Academy Awards (A Room With a View and Howards End) with her work for Merchant-Ivory Productions. She is currently preparing a screen adaptation of The Golden Bowl. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.

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