Staying on : a novel

Format:

Book

Title:

Staying on : a novel

Author:

Scott, Paul, 1920-1978.

ISBN:

9780688032050

Publication Information:

New York : Morrow, 1977.

Physical Description:

215 pages ; 22 cm

Summary:

Tusker and Lily Smalley stayed on in India. Given the chance to return 'home' when Tusker, once a Colonel in the British Army, retired, they chose instead to remain in the small hill town of Pangkot, with its eccentric inhabitants and archaic rituals left over from the days of the Empire. Only the tyranny of their landlady, the imposing Mrs Bhoolabhoy, threatens to upset the quiet rhythm of their days.

Subject(s):

Married people -- Fiction.

British -- India -- Fiction.

English fiction -- 20th century.

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Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... Monmouth Public Library	Fic Scott, P. 1977	Searching... Unknown

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Author Notes

Author Paul Scott was born in England on March 25, 1920. At the age of 16, he left the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School because of financial difficulties and started a career as an accountant. In 1940, he joined the army and was sent to India. After World War II, he worked as an accountant for two small publishing houses and then as a literary agent. In 1952, he published his first novel Johnny Sahib and in 1960, he decided to become a full-time author. He is best-known for his series the Raj Quartet and his novel Staying On won the 1977 Booker Prize. He also wrote reviews and was a visiting professor at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He died on March 1, 1978.

(Bowker Author Biography)