Paul Scott was born in London in 1920. He served in the army from 1940 to 1946, mainly in India and Malaya. He is the author of thirteen distinguished novels including his famous The Raj Quartet. In 1977, Staying On won the Booker Prize. Paul Scott died in 1978.
An achievement of unusual dimensions and power Observer I can't think of anything worth knowing about the Raj in India that Scott hasn't told me... His contribution to literature is permanent New York Times Beautifully constructed... An even richer tapestry of Indian and British character than its predecessor Sunday Times