The Day of the Scorpion
of Paul Scott
Series: The Raj Quartet #2
Description
In "The Day of the Scorpion," Scott draws us deeper in to his epic of India at the close of World War II. With force and subtlety, he recreates both private ambition and perversity, and the politics of an entire subcontinent at a turning point in history. As the scorpion, encircled by a ring of fire, will sting itself to death, so does the British raj hasten its own destruction when threatened by the flames of Indian independence. Brutal repression and imprisonment of India's leaders cannot still the cry for home rule. And in the midst of chaos, the English Laytons withdraw from a world they no longer know to seek solace in denial, drink, and madness.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 493 pages
- Publisher University of Chicago Press
- Publication Date May 22nd 1998
- First Publication 10/30/68
- Language English
- ISBN 9780226743417
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
- Scenario ['India']
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