by Gita Mehta · Editorial Anagrama · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788433914521
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«Raj» is the historical novel by Gita Mehta, published by Editorial Anagrama in paperback (472 pages, in Spanish).
In 1920s India, Jaya Singh, one of the daughters of the Maharaja of Balmer, has been educated to manage a royal household and honor the traditions of her rank. Western influence transforms the princely courts, and Jaya must seek her own destiny, torn between the splendor of the past and unstoppable modernity.
It belongs to Anagrama's Compactos collection (number 122) and includes a translation by Francisco Martín.
For readers of historical fiction set in colonial India, interested in the role of women and the clash between tradition and modernity.
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.
