In Custody (novel)
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| In Custody | |
| Author | Anita Desai |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Heinemann |
| Publication date | 8 October 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 208 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-434-18635-X (first edition, hardback) |
In Custody (1984) is a novel set in India by Indian American writer Anita Desai. It was Shortlisted, Booker Prize for Fiction in 1984.
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[edit] Plot summary
Deven earns a living by teaching Hindi literature to disinterested college students. As his true interests lie in Urdu poetry, he jumps at the chance to meet the great Urdu poet, Nur.
[edit] Film
The 1993 Merchant Ivory Productions film In Custody (based upon her 1984 novel of the same name) was directed by Ismail Merchant, with a screenplay by Shahrukh Husain. It won the 1994 President of India Gold Medal for Best Picture and stars the noted actors Shashi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi and Om Puri.
[edit] References
- Baena, Rosalía. “The Condition of Life and Art in Anita Desai's In Custody.” Commonwealth Essays and Studies 22.2 (2000 Spring): 59-68
- Landow, George. In Custody on the Postcolonial Web
- Sen, Sharmila. “Urdu in Custody.” South Asian Review 22 (2001): 57-70
