The Towers of Silence
1971 book by Paul Scott / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the novel by Scott. For the novel by Chevalier, see The Tower of Silence (novel). For the Zoroastrian structures, see dakhma.
The Towers of Silence is the 1971 novel by Paul Scott that continues his Raj Quartet. It gets its title from the Parsi Towers of Silence where the bodies of the dead are left to be picked clean by vultures. The novel is set in the British Raj of 1940s India. It follows on from the storyline in The Day of the Scorpion.
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Author | Paul Scott |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Historical novel |
Publisher | Heinemann (UK) William Morrow (US) |
Publication date | October 1971 |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Pages | 392 pp (hardback edition) |
ISBN | 0-434-68110-5 (hardback edition) |
OCLC | 281509 |
823/.9/14 | |
LC Class | PZ4.S428 To PR6069.C596 |
Preceded by | The Day of the Scorpion |
Followed by | A Division of the Spoils |
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