Pabellones lejanos

m.m. kaye

Magnífica novela de los principescos Estados indios y del Cuerpo Británico de Guías —los guardianes de la Frontera Noroccidental—, cuya acción transcurre en el siglo XIX desde la rebelión hasta la catástrofe de la Segunda Guerra Afgana. Tiene como protagonista a Ashton Pelham-Martyn (conocido como Ash), hijo de unos distinguidos padres ingleses, que mueren trágicamente poco después de nacer él. El joven recibirá una educación hindú en el Estado de Gulkote, al pie de una cadena de montañas considerada sagrada, los Pabellones Lejanos. Durante este período, marcado por conflictos coloniales y guerras regionales, Ashton también conocerá el amor. Paul Scott ha dicho de esta obra: «Es una literatura excelente. Me ha tenido absorto. Es admirable su dominio de la Historia. En mi opinión, su capacidad descriptiva del ambiente de la India es superior a la de Kipling».

Genres historical fictionfictionindiaromancehistoricalclassicshistorical romanceadventureasia19th century

1152 pages, Paperback

First published September 1,1978

Places

india, south asia, pakistan, afghanistan, mardan, khyber pakhtunkhwa, rajasthan,

This edition

Format: 1152 pages, Paperback
Published: June 1, 1984 by Plaza \u0026 Janes
ISBN: 9788401302947
ASIN: 8401302943
Language: Spanish; Castilian

About the author

m.m. kaye

M. M. Kaye (Mary Margaret) was born in India and spent her early childhood and much of her early-married life there. Her family ties with the country are strong: her grandfather, father, brother and husband all served the British Raj. After India's independence, her husband, Major-General Goff Hamilton of Queen Victoria's Own Corps of Guides (the famous Indian Army regiment featured in The Far Pavilions), joined the British Army and for the next nineteen years M. M. Kaye followed the drum to Kenya, Zanzibar, Egypt, Cyprus and Germany.
M. M. Kaye won worldwide fame for The Far Pavilions, which became a worldwide best-seller on publication in 1978. This was followed by Shadow of the Moon and Trade Wind. She also wrote and illustrated The Ordinary Princess, a children's book and authored a dozen detective novels, including Death in Kashmir and Death in Zanzibar. Her autobiography has been published in three volumes, collectively entitled Share of Summer: The Sun in the Morning, Golden Afternoon, and Enchanted Evening. In March 2003, M. M. Kaye was awarded the Colonel James Tod International Award by the Maharana Mewar Foundation of Udaipur, Rajasthan, for her "contribution of permanent value reflecting the spirit and values of Mewar".