The Jewel in the Crown [1984 TV mini-series]
by Christopher Morahan (Director), Ray Goode (Cinematographer), Jim O'Brien (Director), Paul Scott (Novels), Ken Taylor (Screenwriter)
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Tells the epic story of men and women caught up in a struggle of race and class during the last five years of British rule in India.Tags
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Author Paul Scott was born in England on March 25, 1920. At the age of 16, he left the Winchmore Hill Collegiate School because of financial difficulties and started a career as an accountant. In 1940, he joined the army and was sent to India. After World War II, he worked as an accountant for two small publishing houses and then as a literary show more agent. In 1952, he published his first novel Johnny Sahib and in 1960, he decided to become a full-time author. He is best-known for his series the Raj Quartet and his novel Staying On won the 1977 Booker Prize. He also wrote reviews and was a visiting professor at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma. He died on March 1, 1978. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The Jewel in the Crown [1984 TV mini-series]
- Original publication date
- 1984-01-09
- People/Characters
- Hari Kumar
- Related movies
- The Jewel in the Crown (1984 | IMDb);
- Disambiguation notice
- 1984 TV miniseries
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- Popularity
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- (4.80)
- Languages
- English
- ISBNs
- 13
- UPCs
- 17
- ASINs
- 7
