by Gita Mehta · Planeta · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788432088834
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«Raj» is the historical novel by Gita Mehta, published by Planeta in paperback (467 pages, in Spanish).
Set in the India of the maharajas, it narrates the life of a woman framed by courtly splendor and the struggle for independence. The work combines the tone of legendary tale with the vigor of the historical novel to portray the decline of the old order through its protagonist.
This edition belongs to the Fábula Collection no. 251, published in Barcelona in 1989.
For readers of historical fiction interested in India, the maharajas and the country's independence process.
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.
