Private Life of an Indian Prince

I have read Coolie and Untouchable and expected a lot from this. But a big let down. Could not even complete reading it. It is more like one man's raving, in this case the author's amidst never ending pages of over writing. Wish there would have been restraint on his part. Wisely reviewed by Jack Lindsay. If Anand had written nothing else, his place in the history of the novel would be secure.....

A classic by a legendary writer. Had been searching for it for sometime. A must read and a must have. Also, swift delivary by amazon

作家は　インド独立とともに故国インドに帰還する虐げられた人々をリアルに見つめあたたかく励まし続けてきたアーナンドはこの小説において一転藩王の愛欲の生活を描くのだ無批判的に　すべてを受けいれるようにしかし　アーナンドの得意とする作中人物への憑依は見られない諸藩王国のインド連合への統合という政治日程がすすむなか藩王の辿る運命は発狂にむけてその階梯の一段一段をのぼってゆくインドという国の何と難儀で　愛すべき愚かな藩王をアーナンドは語るのだろう