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The Rains Came

Hindus and Moslems, Brahmins and Untouchables, western missionaries and British colonial bureaucrats, the famous novelist brings to life the social conditions of the last decade of the British Raj.

Setting
IndiaAsiaUSA
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 896 pages

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