Binding: Paperback
Description: This sweeping epic set in 19th - century India begins in the foothills of the towering Himalayas and follows a young Indian - born orphan as he's raised in England and later returns to India where he falls in love with an Indian princess and struggles with cultural divides. The Far Pavilions is itself a Himalayan achievement a book we hate to see come to an end. It is a passionate triumphant story that excites us fills us with joy move us to tears satisfies us deeply and helps us remember just what it is we want most from a novel. M. M. Kaye's masterwork is a vast rich and vibrant tapestry of love and war that ranks with the greatest panoramic sagas of modern fiction moving the famed literary critic Edmond Fuller to write: " Were Miss Kaye to produce no other book The Far Pavilions might stand as a lasting accomplishment in a single work comparable to Margaret Mitchell's achievement in Gone With the Wind." Adapted into the 1984 miniseries starring Ben Cross Amy Irving Omar Sharif and Christopher Lee; and into the 2005 stage musical with music composed by Philip Henderson.
Title: The Far Pavilions
Author(s): Kaye M. M.
Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing Group
Barcode: 9780312151256
Pages: 960 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 1/15/1997