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A Backward Place by Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013 is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is A Backward Place about?
Six colourful, comic characters inhabit a backward place. All but one are Westerners who have come to Delhi to experience an alternative way of life. But, far from being hippies, their ability to adapt to this exotic culture often leaves something to be desired. Etta, an aristocratic and faded beauty, maintains her Parisian chic while Clarissa talks enthusiastically about the simple life but stops short of ever roughing it herself. On the other hand Bal, the one Indian protagonist, holds quite W
Who reads A Backward Place?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer, 1927-2013
- Publisher
- John Murray (Publishers)
- Published
- 2005
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780719561955
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.65 / 5 (99 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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