John Zubrzycki

The House of Jaipur (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The Jaipurs were India's mid-century golden couple; its answer to the Kennedys, or Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip. Jai and Ayesha, as they were known to friends like Frank Sinatra, Truman Capote and 'Dickie' Mountbatten, entertained lavishly at their magnificent palaces and hunting lodges in Rajasthanand in the nightclubs of London, Paris and New York. But as the Raj gave way to the new India, Jaipurthe most glamorous and romantic of the princely stateshad to find its place.

The House of Jaipur charts a dynasty's determination to remain relevant in a democracy set on crushing its privileges. Against the odds, they secured their place at the height of Indian society; but Ayesha would pay for her criticism of Indira Gandhi during the Emergency.

From the polo field and politics to imprisonment and personal tragedy, the Jaipurs' extraordinary journey of transformation mirrors the story of a rapidly changing country.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787386716
• Artikelnr.: 62599019

Autorenporträt

John Zubrzycki has worked in India as a foreign correspondent and diplomat, with a doctorate from the University of New South Wales and a background in South Asian history and Hindi. William Dalrymple chose his Empire of Enchantment, also published by Hurst, as a Book of the Year.