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Title: The Jewel in the Crown (The Raj Quartet , Vol 1) by Paul Scott, Sam Dastor ISBN: 0-7451-6577-X Publisher: Chivers Audio Books Pub. Date: 01 November, 1995 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $124.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.73 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Miraculous
Comment: This story is about India the way War and Peace is about Russia. For the exploration of a region as vast and complex as the human heart, a vast country can be a useful metaphor. But Tolstoy never took me where Paul Scott did. (I finished War and Peace only because I promised my Great Books group that I would. I have now read The Raj Quartet twice, and I'm ready to go again.) The first page of the first book in the quartet brings to our notice a young Indian girl's singing a morning raga, and indeed the whole four-volume story could be seen as a raga--melodic lines with theme and variation that circle and turn back again and again, each time taking a deeper cut into the mystery of what it means to be human. The characters are compelling, their voices individual and authentic. The structure is nothing short of a miracle. Just give yourself to it. Make no mistake: It may be set in India, but the book is about all of us.
Rating: 5
Summary: A truly remarkable work
Comment: This novel, and the three following it, which together comprise the "Raj Quartet" are not to be missed. The fascinating stories of a dozen or so people in India during the last years of British rule are told from several different points of view throughout the entire series, and with each retelling, new impressions and opinions are expressed by the characters. New information is also relayed each time, adding new layers and propelling the story forward. The technical skill with which Scott manages to present so many different points of view alone makes the series worth reading. The incidental history lesson provided also adds a great deal. But it is the literary skill displayed that makes me rate these four novels near, if not at, the top of my list.
Be warned - these are not easy reads, especially if your knowledge of India under British rule is as limited as mine! The effort is well worth it, however.
Rating: 5
Summary: Wonderful book
Comment: A beautiful account of two English women, their relations with India, and those who cared about them. Offers a panorama of life, feelings, prejudices, and culture through different views and angles. Engaging, surprising, and beautifully written in a manner that makes the reader feel the same prejudices and emotions that wafted through pre-Independence India.
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Title: The Day of the Scorpion (Repr of 1968 Ed) (Raj Quartet/Paul Scott, 2) (Phoenix Fiction) by Paul Scott ISBN: 0226743411 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.00 |
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Title: The Towers of Silence (Raj Quartet) by Paul Scott ISBN: 0226743438 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: A Division of Spoils (Repr of 1975 Ed) (Raj Quartet/Paul Scott, 4) (Phoenix Fiction) by Paul Scott ISBN: 0226743446 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: Staying on (Phoenix Fiction Series) by Paul Scott ISBN: 0226743497 Publisher: University of Chicago Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1998 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title:The Jewel in the Crown ASIN: B000053VA4 Publisher: A & E Entertainment Pub. Date: 27 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $79.95 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $71.96 |
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