| In Custody | |
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Hardback 1st edition cover. |
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| Author(s) | Anita Desai |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Publication date | 8 October 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-434-18635-X (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC Number | 11284150 |
In Custody (1984) is a novel set in India by Indian American writer Anita Desai. It was Shortlisted, Booker Prize for Fiction in 1984.
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Deven earns a living by teaching Hindi literature to uninterested college students. As his true interests lie in Urdu poetry, he jumps at the chance to meet the great Urdu poet, Nur.
The 1993 Merchant Ivory Productions film In Custody (based upon her 1984 novel of the same name) was directed by Ismail Merchant, with a screenplay by Shahrukh Husain. It won the 1994 President of India Gold Medal for Best Picture and stars the noted actors Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri.