by Paul Scott · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782277223306
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«Le Jour du scorpion» is the novel by Paul Scott, published by J'ai lu in paperback (475 pages, in French).
Set in colonial India during the British Raj, the novel combines drama and intrigue, with conflicts and passions against a backdrop of political tensions and prejudice. As the second installment of the series 'Le joyau de la couronne', it continues the portrait of the colony and of relations between Britons and Indians.
Second volume of the series 'Le joyau de la couronne', also known as 'Le quatuor indien'. Edition published in 1988.
For readers who enjoy narrative set in the British Raj and literary series such as 'Le quatuor indien'.
Paul Mark Scott was an English novelist best known for his tetralogy The Raj Quartet. In the last years of his life, his novel Staying On won the Booker Prize (1977). The series of books was dramatised by Granada Television during the 1980s and won Scott the public and critical acclaim that he had not received during his lifetime.
