Three Continents

Three Continents is a tale of the clash between the easternized West and the westernized East. Twins Harriet and Michael–spoiled, quixotic, and extremely wealthy–have eschewed the vapid world of cocktail parties and adulteries that seems to be their inheritance. In constantly searching to complete themselves, they become the perfect fodder for the charismatic Rawul of Dhoka and his sinister Sixth World Movement."She has been awarded all sorts of prizes and is held in the highest esteem by critics all over the world. Jhabvala's fiction serves, always, to remind us of the universal vulnerability of mankind." Boston Globe "Magical.. . .Jhabvala is one of those rare writers who manages to be simultaneously caustic and loving with her creations." Wall Street JournalRuth Prawer Jhabvala is the author of nineteen books. She is the recipient of Booker Prize, a MacArthur fellowship, and has been honored with an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Jhabvala's screenplays for Merchant–Ivory Productions have earned two Academy Awards. Jhabvala and her husband divide their time between Delhi and New York.