{"product_id":"the-raj-quartet-2-the-towers-of-silence-a-division-of-the-spoils-introduction-by-hilary-spurling-9780307263971","title":"The Raj Quartet (2): The Towers of Silence, a Division of the Spoils; Introduction by Hilary Spurling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Raj Quartet\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Scott's epic study of British India in its final years, has no equal. Tolstoyan in scope and Proustian in detail but completely individual in effect, it records the encounter between East and West through the experiences of a dozen people caught up in the upheavals of the Second World War and the growing campaign for Indian independence from Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Towers of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, Barbie Batchelor, a British missionary and schoolteacher, befriends a British family and witnesses the trial of Hari Kumar, an Indian man accused of assaulting his beloved Daphne Manners, while observing the dangerously cruel Captain Ronald Merrick, Hari's nemesis. In \u003ci\u003eA Division of the Spoils\u003c\/i\u003e, the chaos of the departure of the British and the fervor of Partition wreaks havoc upon the twilight of the Raj -- and the end of a era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn occasions unsparing in its study of personal dramas and racial differences, the \u003ci\u003eRaj Quartet \u003c\/i\u003eis at all times profoundly humane, not least in the author's capacity to identify with a huge range of characters. It is also illuminated by delicate social comedy and wonderful evocations of the Indian scene, all narrated in luminous prose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other two novels in the Raj Quartet, \u003ci\u003eThe Jewel in the Crown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Scorpion\u003c\/i\u003e, are also available from Everyman's Library. With a new introduction by Hilary Spurling\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/03\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307263971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 1032\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.12lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.87d","brand":"Paul Scott","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43228259647669,"sku":"9780307263971","price":38.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_54e4ef16-7d3c-40a5-be73-2664228496e0.jpg?v=1698722997","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-raj-quartet-2-the-towers-of-silence-a-division-of-the-spoils-introduction-by-hilary-spurling-9780307263971","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}