The Day of the Scorpion (Raj Quartet) - Softcover

Paul Scott

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9780380409235: The Day of the Scorpion (Raj Quartet)

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ISBN 10: 0380409232 ISBN 13: 9780380409235

Publisher: Avon Books, 1979

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When ex-Chief Minister Mohammed Ali Kasim is arrested by English police officers at this home in Ranpur, his detainment signals the first of the wholesale arrests of influential Indians suspected of Sympathising with the Congress Committee's call on the British to quit India. For families such as the Laytons, who have lived and served in India for generations, the immediate social and political realities are both disturbing and tragic. Once more, Scott combines 'brilliant craftsmanship, psychological perception and objective reporting' (new York Times) to create a gripping and compassionate novel set in the last days of the Raj.

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Review:

"An achievement of unusual dimensions and power" (Observer)

"I can't think of anything worth knowing about the Raj in India that Scott hasn't told me... His contribution to literature is permanent" (New York Times)

"Beautifully constructed... An even richer tapestry of Indian and British character than its predecessor" (Sunday Times)

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The second title in Paul Scott's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet - dramatised for Radio 4

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