Book review: A Lovesong for India, By Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Prawer Jhabvala, who died earlier this year, was as well known for her Oscar-winning film scripts as for her Booker Prize-winning fiction.

A sometime resident of Delhi, New York and London, she was fascinated by cultural clashes and transcontinental engagements: "How do you think you can translate even one part of me, let alone the rest?" asks one character.

These deftly orchestrated tales include the story of a philandering Bollywood star; a passionate intimacy between a German translator and Indian poetess; and an actress who takes revenge on a critic.