Heat and Dust discusses the relationships and friendships between westerns and Indians in the light of Orientalism. THE WASHINGTON POST stated that Heat and Dust is written in a highly technical skill, by representing the Anglo-Indian relationships which remind us of E.M. Forster's masterpiece, A Passage to India. Jhabvala and Forester illustrate the relationship between the East and West in India affected by the predominance of the British Raj. Furthermore the characters correspond: Olivia Rivers fits to Adela Quested, the Nawab fits to Dr. Aziz. THE LONDON TIMES has reported: "This is a book of cool, controlled brilliance. It is a jewel to be treasured." Heat and Dust is a story of an Englishwoman married to prominent civil servant Douglas, Frustrated by social constraints, her friendship with an Indian prince leads to destroy her
Heat and Dust discusses the relationships and friendships between westerns and Indians in the light of Orientalism. THE WASHINGTON POST stated that Heat and Dust is written in a highly technical skill, by representing the Anglo-Indian relationships which remind us of E.M. Forster's masterpiece, A Passage to India. Jhabvala and Forester illustrate the relationship between the East and West in India affected by the predominance of the British Raj. Furthermore the characters correspond: Olivia Rivers fits to Adela Quested, the Nawab fits to Dr. Aziz. THE LONDON TIMES has reported: "This is a book of cool, controlled brilliance. It is a jewel to be treasured." Heat and Dust is a story of an Englishwoman married to prominent civil servant Douglas, Frustrated by social constraints, her friendship with an Indian prince leads to destroy her