Heat and Dust
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| Heat and Dust | |
 Paperback edition book cover |
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| Author | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | John Murray |
| Publication date | 30 October 1975 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-7195-3401-1 (first edition, hardback) |
Heat and Dust (1975) is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala which won the Booker Prize in 1975.
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[edit] Plot summary
The events of the story take place in India, during the periods of the British Raj in the 1920s and the present day of the novel (the 1970s). A young English woman, searches for the truth about her greataunt Olivia (1920s).
The narrator discovers that Olivia was a woman smothered by the social restrictions placed upon her by British society. She falls in love with a Nawab and becomes pregnant with his child. Her decision to abort the baby results in a scandal. In discovering the truth about these events, the narrator also comes to fall in love with an Indian man, understand herself better and develops an interest in India.
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[edit] Film
Heat and Dust (film) (1983) is a Merchant Ivory Productions award winning film, with a screenplay by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala based upon her novel. It was directed by James Ivory and produced by Ismail Merchant.
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| Preceded by The Conservationist with Holiday |
Man Booker Prize recipient 1975 |
Succeeded by Saville |
