Text size related tags  Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, the prize-winning
novelist and screenwriter who died on April 3 at age 85, lived
on three continents and inhabited multiple worlds. She was a
natural chameleon, donning saris and dissecting Indian society
with a local’s intimacy, immersing herself in the works of E.M.
Forster and channeling his sophistication for moviegoers to
iconic effect.