The Householder

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The Householder is a novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala that portrays the comic and poignant struggles of a young Indian man adjusting to married life and adult responsibilities in mid-20th-century Delhi.

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instanceOf film
novel
author Ruth Prawer Jhabvala NERFINISHED
authorBackground Polish-German Jewish origin
authorNationality British
basedOn The Householder NERFINISHED
centralTheme coming of age
family responsibilities
marriage
middle-class Indian life
tradition versus modernity
countryOfOrigin India
depicts pressures of extended family
urban Indian middle-class milieu
young Indian man adjusting to married life
genre comic novel
fiction
social novel
hasAdaptation The Householder (film) NERFINISHED
hasTheme economic insecurity
gender roles in marriage
generational conflict
literaryForm prose
literaryMovement postcolonial literature
mainCharacter Prem NERFINISHED
narrativeTone comic
poignant
notableFor portrayal of everyday domestic life in Delhi
subtle psychological characterization
originalLanguage English
protagonistOccupation college teacher
publicationDecade 1960s
publisher John Murray NERFINISHED
settingCountry India NERFINISHED
settingLocation Delhi NERFINISHED
settingPeriod mid-20th century
targetAudience adult readers

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Ruth Prawer Jhabvala notableWork The Householder