The Far Pavilions
Published on 1. September 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
960 pages
978-0-241-95302-0 (ISBN)
Description
One of the BBC's '100 Novels that Shaped the World'
The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. it is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming continent, M.M. Kaye brings her exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart.
'Magnificent' Evening Standard
'A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre... wildly exciting' Daily Telegraph
The Far Pavilions is the story of an English man - Ashton Pelham-Martyn - brought up as a Hindu. it is the story of his passionate, but dangerous love for Juli, an Indian princess. It is the story of divided loyalties, of friendship that endures till death, of high adventure and of the clash between East and West.
To the burning plains and snow-capped mountains of this great, humming continent, M.M. Kaye brings her exceptional gifts of storytelling and meticulous historical accuracy, plus her insight into the human heart.
'Magnificent' Evening Standard
'A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre... wildly exciting' Daily Telegraph
Reviews / Votes
Rip-roaring, heart-tugging, flag-flying, hair-raising, hoof-beating ... the very presence of India * The Times * A long, romantic adventure story of the highest calibre ... wildly exciting * Daily Telegraph * Magnificent is the only possible description for The Far Pavilions ... not one of its 950 pages is a page too much * Evening Standard * A massive, meticulously researched and fascinating saga about the British in India, encompassing a guarter of a century, from the Mutiny up to war with ferocious Afghan tribemen * Sunday Express * A Gone With the Wind of the North-West frontier -- Jan Morris * The Times *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
658 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-95302-0 (9780241953020)
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Person
M. M. Kaye (1908-2004) was born and grew up in Simla, India. Her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the Raj. M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a best-seller on publication in 1978.
She also wrote a series of detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar, and an autobiography, published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening.
She also wrote a series of detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar, and an autobiography, published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening.