Hindoo Holiday An Indian Journal - Penguin Classics

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Publisher's Synopsis

A highly entertaining and moving journal chronicling J. R. Ackerley's time in India

In the 1920s, the young J. R. Ackerley spent several months in India as the Private Secretary to the Maharajah of Chhokrapur. Knowing almost nothing of India, he discovers Hindu culture, festivals and language, and reveals the fascinating attitudes of the Palace staff on women, marriage. the caste system and death. At the heart of Hindoo Holiday is the wonderfully unpredictable figure of his Highness the Maharajah Sahib who, ultimately, just wants 'someone to love him'.

Book information

ISBN: 9780141189253
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
DEWEY: 828.91203
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 256
Weight: 218g
Height: 197mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 17mm