by Gita Mehta · LGF · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253054610
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«La maharani» is the historical novel by Gita Mehta, published by LGF/Le Livre de Poche in paperback (733 pages, in French).
Jaya Singh, daughter of the maharajas of Balmer, grows up in the Indian court amid the rituals of purdah. Between 1897 and 1947, British pressure, war and the independence movement transform her world; after her husband's death, she must assume the role of regent maharani of Sirpur and face political intrigues.
The novel was originally published in 1989 under the title «Raj»; this French edition from Le Livre de Poche, with the complete text, dates from 1990.
For readers of historical fiction and fiction about colonial India, the role of women and the end of the British Empire.
Gita Mehta was an Indian-American writer and documentary filmmaker. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker she frequently covered war and conflict including covering the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. As an author she published five books which were translated into 21 languages. Her works described aspects of life in India and were intended to interpret the country for a largely western audience.
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