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R. Prawer Jhabvala

Fiction

Summer 1961

Wedding Preparations

By R. Prawer Jhabvala

From Early Morning, thinking of Denis’ arrival, Mrs. George was cross. She followed Kathleen around, saying: “I’ll speak right out, Kath, don’t think I won’t.” Kathleen, frying the lodgers’ breakfast, […]

Fiction

Winter 1961

The Award

By R. Prawer Jhabvala

Dev Prakash had already met too many such young men during the past nine years. Research students, junior lecturers, journalists whose articles seldom got into print—they seemed to be the […]