The Raj Quartet by Paul Scott
The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion
A sweeping saga set in the final years of the British Raj, following interwoven lives of colonizers and colonized as war, nationalism, and racial hierarchies strain personal loyalties and public duty. Beginning with a controversial assault that entangles an Englishwoman, an Indian man, and an ambitious police officer, the story spirals through scandal, repression, and revenge, exposing the corrosive effects of power and prejudice. Through shifting perspectives—from cantonments and clubs to prisons and battlefronts—it traces the unraveling of an empire and the intimate costs of its collapse, culminating in liberation shadowed by loss and division.
The 8647th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1976
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Very Long
- Pages
- 1032
- Original Language
- English
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