This German-born writer and her family moved to England in 1939. After her 1951 marriage to architect Cyrus S.H. Jhabvala, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala moved to India and began publishing a series of acclaimed novels, many of which dealt with the culture clash between Indians and the British. She turned screenwriter when the director-producer duo of James Ivory and Ismail Merchant sought her permission to film her novel, "The Householder" (1963). Continuing with the pair, Jhabvala penned other insights into post-Colonialism with "Shakespeare Wallah" (1965), "The Guru" (1969), "Autobiography of a
Moved to Delhi after marrying architect C.S.H. Jhabvala
1961
First met James Ivory and Ismail Merchant at her New Delhi home when they came to request permission to film her novel, "The Householder"; adaptation was her first screenplay; film released in 1963
