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Paul Scott

Agent:
Georgia Glover
Translation Rights Contact:
Sophia Hadjipateras

Paul Scott was born in north London in 1920. During the Second World War he held a commission in the Indian army, after which he worked for several years in publishing and for David Higham’s literary agency. His first novel, Johnnie Sahib, was published in 1952, followed by twelve others of which the best known are The Raj Quartet: The Jewel in the Crown, The Day of the Scorpion, The Towers of Silence and A Division of Spoils. His last novel, Staying On, won the Booker Prize. He died in 1978.

 

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Staying On

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