New York: William Morrow and Company, 1986. First Edition Stated. Octavo (24cm); publisher's cloth-backed boards, pictorial endpapers, in unclipped dust jacket illustrated by Vittoria Semproni; 288pp. Strip of adhesive to jacket spine panel verso not visible externally, else a Near Fine example. Signed by the author on title page.

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Title

Out of India: Selected Stories [Signed]

Publisher

William Morrow and Company, New York

Publication Date

1986

Language

English

ISBN 10

0688063829

ISBN 13

9780688063825

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

1st Edition

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Near Fine

Signed

Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

Reflects a personal insight into how the country affects its inhabitants

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In plain, unassuming prose that doesn't altogether conceal the tears and laughter that give it urgency, the story of many different Indias unfolds in these 15 tales. There is Durga, "The Widow," who likes her husband better now that he is dead and has left her his fortune, which she vows, abortedly, never to let fall into the hands of his importuning relatives. There is the cabinet minister's wife, who, in "Rose Petals," keeps failing to conform to the demands of officialdom in the face of the far more exciting companionship of Biju, the elegant elderly gentleman, never married, who visits her every day. "Bombay" tells of "the Uncle," whose beloved niece marries a rich merchant, moves to his opulent home and, when the Uncle is so ill that he hasn't the strength to resist, packs his few rags and takes him to live with her in surroundings alien and abhorrent to him. All the stories, unrelated but focusing on the search for a quiet center that justifies disjointed and woebegone lives, are woven together in a glowing tapestry enriched by profound knowledge, humor and compassion. 25,000 first printing; $20,000 ad/promo. (May
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Born in Germany, educated in England, and married to an Indian, Jhabvala has spent most of her adult life in India: "a country for which I was not born." She describes her relationship with India, "this great animal of poverty and backwardness," in an introduction that contrasts the country's oppressiveness with its high culture and reveals Jhabvala's own ambivalence as a Westerner. Her fictionnine novels and four story collectionsdepicts Indian life, and often its effect on non-Indians, with sensitivity and wit. The 15 stories in Out of India were chosen by the author from her previous collections, published between 1964 and 1976. Jhabvala's introduction is the only new piece here; but the stories ("How I Became a Holy Mother," "An Experience of India," etc.) represent the best of her short fiction. Janet Wiehe, P.L. of Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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