The Householder

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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.
Jhabvala started her career as a screenwriter by co-writing the screenplay for its film adapted by the same name, with James Ivory. It was produced by Merchant Ivory Productions, James Ivory made his directorial debut with the film. Eventually she was to win Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Howards End.