Starry Nights
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| Author | Shobha De |
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| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Released | 1991 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 234 |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-14-015456-6 |
| Preceded by | Socialite Evenings |
| Followed by | Shooting From the Hip |
Starry Nights was Shobha De's second novel. It was a best seller in India and cemented its authors reputation as being a provocative and daring author.
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The protagonist of the book is Aasha Rani, a small-town girl strived seven years to become a famous Bollywood starlet. Her mother pushed her to attain this status by selling herslf into the world of blue films and to the inner circle of Bollywood cinema by sleeping with all the right producers, meeting all the right people. She falls in love with a man and has a passionate love affair that threatens to destroy all that she has earned.
Spoilers end here.
[edit] Release details
- 1991, India, Penguin, New Delhi ISBN 0-14-015456-6, Pub date ? ? 1991, paperback
- 1995, India, Penguin, New Delhi ISBN ?, Pub date ? ? 1995, paperback (as part of The Shobha De Omnibus)
