Victoria & Abdul: The True Story Of The Queen's Closest Confidant - Brossura

Basu, Shrabani

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ISBN 10: 0752458531 ISBN 13: 9780752458533

Casa editrice: The History Press, 2011

Riassunto

The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee. An assistant clerk at Agra Central Jail, he suddenly found himself a personal attendant to the Empress of India herself. Within a year, he was established as a powerful figure at court, becoming the queen's teacher, or Munshi, and instructing her in Urdu and Indian affairs. Devastated by the death of John Brown, her Scottish ghillie, the queen had at last found his replacement. But her intense and controversial relationship with the Munshi led to a near-revolt in the royal household. Victoria & Abdul examines how a young Indian Muslim came to play a central role at the heart of the empire, and his influence over the queen at a time when independence movements in the sub-continent were growing in force. Yet, at its heart, it is a tender love story between an ordinary Indian and his elderly queen, a relationship that survived the best attempts to destroy it.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Shrabani Basu is an author, journalist and historian. She has also written Curry: the Story of the Nation's Favourite Dish (2003) and Spy Princess: the Life of Noor Inayat Khan (2006).

Su questa edizione

• Editore: The History Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0752458531
• ISBN 13: 9780752458533
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 304