In Search of Love and Beauty
This observant and insightful novel reveals, in rich and poignant detail, the interior lives of three generations of people in their quest for love and beauty Louise, not content with her husband's gentle affection, strives to reclaim her youth in titillating social and spiritual adventures. Her daughter Marietta searches for beauty in lofty ideas and in her obsession for her son Mark, who believes love is to be found in the pursuit of money and young, vacuous lovers. And Leo, their eccentric, self-styled guru, satisfies himself with power-commanding the bodies and souls of his followers.Demonstrating Jhabvala's deft twists of irony and humor…
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- ISBN: 978-1-61902-879-1
- EAN: 9781619028791
- Produktnummer: 21841952
- Verlag: Catapult
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 252 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'042 KB
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for Merchant-Ivory Productions have earned two Academy Awards. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.
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