Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, author and screenwriter, has written several novels and screenplays throughout the years. Several of her novels, such as Esmond in India, The Nature of Passion, The Householder and Travelers, are set in India. In this 1993 interview, she talks with Don Swaim about Poet and Dancer, the difficulty of judging books, and the misidentification of her because of her name.

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For many years most of the best writers of the English language found their way to Don Swaim's CBS Radio studio in New York. Wired for Books is proud to webcast these interviews in RealAudio.