{"product_id":"how-i-became-a-holy-mother-by-ruth-prawer-jhabvala-rare-books","title":"How I Became a Holy Mother by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala [rare books]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"230\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eThis 1976 collection of short stories exposes the cross-cultural dynamics and emotional ironies between Western seekers and Indian society. The title story, \u003cem data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"188\"\u003e“How I Became a Holy Mother,”\u003c\/em\u003e features Katie, a young Englishwoman who enters an Indian ashram seeking spiritual enlightenment. She becomes the guru’s unconventional partner—eventually dubbed a “Holy Mother”—yet remains disillusioned by performative devotion and social posturing\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/literariness.org\/2020\/05\/25\/analysis-of-ruth-prawer-jhabvalas-stories\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/literariness.org\/2020\/05\/25\/analysis-of-ruth-prawer-jhabvalas-stories\/?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"232\" data-end=\"308\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eOther tales turn a satirical yet tender eye on mismatched relationships—such as a whirlwind romance between an English student and an older Indian tutor, or film-star entanglements—and spotlight her knack for skewering romantic illusions with understated wit\u003c\/span\u003e .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eJhabvala’s hallmark style is present: minimalist prose, dry humor, cultural ambivalence, and emotional clarity, as her displaced characters navigate longing, belonging, and the illusions they chase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"310\" data-end=\"386\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"520\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRuth Prawer Jhabvala \u003c\/strong\u003e(1927–2013) was a German-born novelist, short-story writer, and Oscar-winning screenwriter renowned for her cross-cultural storytelling. A Jewish refugee from Cologne, she moved to England in 1939, studied English literature at Queen Mary College, and married Indian architect Cyrus Jhabvala in 1951, settling in Delhi \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Prawer_Jhabvala?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ruth_Prawer_Jhabvala?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"522\" data-end=\"679\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eIn India, she wrote acclaimed novels (\u003cem data-start=\"38\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eThe Householder\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"57\" data-end=\"72\"\u003eHeat and Dust\u003c\/em\u003e—winner of the 1975 Booker Prize) and collaborated extensively with Merchant-Ivory, earning two Academy Awards for screenplays (\u003cem data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"220\"\u003eA Room with a View\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"222\" data-end=\"235\"\u003eHowards End\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/07\/ruth-prawer-jhabvala-and-the-art-of-ambivalence?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/07\/ruth-prawer-jhabvala-and-the-art-of-ambivalence?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between absolute\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"-me-1 flex h-full items-center rounded-full px-1 text-[#8F8F8F]\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e. \u003cspan class=\"relative -mx-px my-[-0.2rem] rounded px-px py-[0.2rem] transition-colors duration-100 ease-in-out\"\u003eHer writing—deeply rooted in themes of displacement, cultural ambivalence, and human relationships—reflected her itinerant life across Europe, India, and the U.S.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/07\/ruth-prawer-jhabvala-and-the-art-of-ambivalence?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" rel=\"noopener\" alt=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2019\/01\/07\/ruth-prawer-jhabvala-and-the-art-of-ambivalence?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" class=\"flex h-4.5 overflow-hidden rounded-xl px-2 text-[0.5625em] font-medium text-token-text-secondary! bg-[#F4F4F4]! dark:bg-[#303030]! transition-colors duration-150 ease-in-out\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"relative start-0 bottom-0 flex h-full w-full items-center\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"flex h-4 w-full items-center justify-between overflow-hidden\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"max-w-full grow truncate overflow-hidden text-center\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Clapping Pages","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":45255601356986,"sku":"34LUD9JPD-Used","price":29.0,"currency_code":"AED","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0713\/5576\/0826\/files\/1_11d57dbd-6ee5-4be5-b3df-51f0bed6655d.jpg?v=1761066347","url":"https:\/\/clappingpages.com\/products\/how-i-became-a-holy-mother-by-ruth-prawer-jhabvala-rare-books","provider":"Clapping Pages","version":"1.0","type":"link"}