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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, CBE was a German-born British and American Booker prize-winning novelist, short story writer and two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter.
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German-born British-American author (1927-2013)

Born May 7, 1927
Died April 3, 2013

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  • Cover of: Heat and dust
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  • Cover of: The householder
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    Cover of edition householder0000unse First published in 1960 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: Out of India: selected stories
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  • Cover of: A backward place
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  • Cover of: Esmond in India
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  • Cover of: Travelers.
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  • Cover of: THE VINTAGE BOOK OF INDIAN WRITING 1947-1997
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  • Cover of: Get ready for battle
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  • Cover of: In search of love and beauty
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  • Cover of: Like birds, like fishes: and other stories
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    Cover of edition likebirdslikefis00jhab First published in 1963 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: The nature of passion
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    Cover of edition natureofpassiona00jhab First published in 1956 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: Three continents
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    Cover of edition threecontinents0000jhab First published in 1987 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: My nine lives: chapters of a possible past
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  • Cover of: A stronger climate: 9 stories
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  • Cover of: Stories from the New Yorker, 1950-1960
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  • Cover of: East into Upper East: plain tales from New York and New Delhi
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    First published in 1998 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Amrita: Or to Whom She Will

    First published in 1955 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: How I became a holy mother, and other stories
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    First published in 1976 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: Poet and dancer
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  • Cover of: To whom she will.
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    First published in 1955 — 3 editions
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Photo of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

German-born British-American author (1927-2013)

Born May 7, 1927
Died April 3, 2013

Subjects

Fiction, Fiction, general, India, fiction, Social life and customs, Near and far eastern fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, short stories (single author), East Indians, Manners and customs, New York Times reviewed, British, English fiction, History, Indic literature, Americans, Authors, Autobiographical fiction, Drama, Fiction in English, Gurus, India, India in fiction, India, history, british occupation, 1765-1947, fiction, London (england), fiction, Married women, New york (n.y.), fiction

Places

India, London (England), New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), England, Foreign countries, Great Britain, London, Manhattan (New York, N.Y.), New Delhi (India)

People

Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927-2013)

Time

British occupation, 1765-1947, 20th century

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Alternative names

  • Ruth Prawer JHABVALA
  • RUTH PRAWER JHABVALA
  • R. Prawer Jhabvala
  • Ruth P. Jhabvala
  • R. P. Jhabvala

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
October 15, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
October 15, 2019 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import