Jhabvala

British

/ dʒæbˈvɑːlə /

noun

Ruth Prawer, original name Ruth Prawer . 1927–2013, British writer living in India and the US, born in Germany to Polish parents: author of the Booker-prizewinning novel Heat and Dust (1975) and scripts for films by James Ivory

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Jhabvala disclosed those truths with candor, sensitivity and wit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Like Mavis Gallant and Lawrence Durrell, Jhabvala set many stories within the international milieu of diplomats and civil servants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025

Another thing about it was that Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote a perfect screenplay.

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2024

But a post on X from Washington Post NFL reporter Nicki Jhabvala showed Quinn at an airport in the Washington area headed out of town with his interview with the Commanders apparently over.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 30, 2024

Paul Kane and Nicki Jhabvala contributed to this report.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 23, 2022

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