The Householder (novel)
First UK edition | |
| Author | Ruth Prawer Jhabvala |
|---|---|
| Subject | bildungsroman |
| Genre | fiction |
| Publisher | John Murray (UK) W.W. Norton (US) |
Publication date | 1960 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 191 |
| ISBN | 978-0393008517 |
| OCLC | 369105 |
| Preceded by | Esmond in India (1958) |
| Followed by | Get Ready for Battle (1962) |
The Householder is a 1960 English-language novel by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala. It is about a young man named Prem who has recently moved from the first stage of his life, a student, to the second stage of his life, a householder. The book is a bildungsroman, which is a story where the protagonist develops mind and character as he passes from childhood through various experiences usually through a spiritual crisis into maturity.
A film adaptation of The Householder was released in 1963, and Jhabvala started her career as a screenwriter by co-writing its screenplay with director James Ivory. It was also Ivory's directorial debut (not including documentary shorts) as well as his first collaboration with producer Ismail Merchant.