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Paul Scott

Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the British army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of 13 distinguished novels, including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.
A Division of the Spoils
The Jewel in the Crown
The Day of the Scorpion
The Towers of Silence
Staying On
The Raj Quartet (1)
The Raj Quartet (2)

Books

A Division of the Spoils
The Jewel in the Crown
The Day of the Scorpion
The Towers of Silence
Staying On
The Raj Quartet (1)
The Raj Quartet (2)

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