Kingfishers Catch Fire
1953 novel
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Kingfishers Catch Fire is a 1953 comedy novel by the British writer Rumer Godden. It was partly inspired by her own time living in Kashmir.[1] The title is taken from the poem by Gerard Manley Hopkins.
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| Author | Rumer Godden |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Macmillan (UK) Viking Press (US) |
Publication date | 1953 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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Synopsis
After she is widowed and left with little money and two children, an independent-minded Englishwoman chooses to live in India rather than return to Britain. She is idealistically attracted to living a peasant lifestyle in a small village. A series of cultural misunderstandings follow with the local inhabitants.
