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.

"A major work, a glittering combination of brilliant craftsmanship, psychological perception and objective reporting... Rarely have the sounds and smells and total atmosphere been so evocatively suggested" New York Times "Absorbing and brilliant... A triumph" Evening Standard "One of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction... A mighty literary experience" The Times "Quite simply, monumental" Washington Post

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.

"A major work, a glittering combination of brilliant craftsmanship, psychological perception and objective reporting... Rarely have the sounds and smells and total atmosphere been so evocatively suggested" New York Times "Absorbing and brilliant... A triumph" Evening Standard "One of the most important landmarks of post-war fiction... A mighty literary experience" The Times "Quite simply, monumental" Washington Post