by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala · J'ai Lu · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277215158
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«Chaleur et poussière» is the novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, published by J'ai Lu in paperback, in French.
In colonial India of 1923, Olivia, wife of an English official, feels suffocated by social conventions and fascinated by the Nawab, an Indian prince involved in criminal intrigues. Decades later, her great-niece Anne travels to Satipur to unravel the mystery of her scandalous departure and, through Olivia's letters, the past intertwines again with the present.
Novel winner of the Booker Prize, originally published in English as «Heat and Dust» and adapted into a movie by James Ivory.
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was a British and American novelist and screenwriter. She is best known for her collaboration with Merchant Ivory Productions, made up of film director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant.
