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Day of the Scorpion (Paperback)

by Paul Scott (Author)
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  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd; New Ed edition (29 Nov 1973)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586038728
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586038727
  • Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.7 x 2.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,326,460 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The second title in Paul Scott's masterpiece, The Raj Quartet - dramatised for Radio 4 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The theme of the dying Scorpion prevails throughout.., 6 May 1998
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This review is from: The Raj Quartet: The Day of the Scorpion Vol 2 (Phoenix Fiction) (Paperback)
A scorpion, when death is imminent, will simply coil up into a ball, and succum to death; this is what the reader is led to believe in part two of the Raj Quartet. This prevailing theme appears and reappears throughout the entire series; sometimes subtly. Reader beware, however, as the real cause for the scorpions coil is revealed in "A Division of the Spoils."

Indians coil at English oppression as demonstrated by Hari Kumar's silence over the rape of the white woman he loves; Hindus coil at Muslim antagonism, and Susan, an English woman coils up again and again, in fear of life itself. Scott uses this theme to capture the essence of the strife between England and India, and between the Muslims and the Hindu's.

While part one of the Jewel in the crown puts the focus on Hindu culture, Scott leads the reader to understand the Muslim perspective in "The Day of the Scorpion." Perhaps Paul Scott, in the Raj Quartet, can bring the reader to more fully understand the dynamics of human nature, morality and culture better than any writer of this century. The thoughts and ideas that prevail throughout the series are applicable to many international situations. This truely makes "The Day of the Scorpion" a cross cultural work of art.

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Book 2 of the Raj Quartet, 21 April 1999
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This review is from: The Day of the Scorpion (Raj Quartet) (Paperback)
This book continues the story of the end of the British rule in India. The story is told through the eyes of old Indian hands who are acutely aware of the unrest that surrounds them but refuse to face the fact that their World, the only World they really know, is coming to an end.

The Raj Quartet is deservedly regarded as a classic of English literature

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