“All my early books are written as if I were Indian. In England, I had started writing as if I were English; now I write as if I were American. You take other peoples backgrounds and characters; Keats called it negative capability.”
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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala was an Indian-born British author renowned for her novels and screenwriting. Born on May 7, 1927, in Calcutta, India, she passed away on April 3, 2013. Jhabvala's writing frequently explored the intricacies of Indian society and the lives of Indian women. more
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