Rich Like Us

Rich Like Us
Rich Like Us, first edition (UK)
AuthorNayantara Sahgal
Cover artistCandy Jernigan
LanguageEnglish
Genrenovel, historical/political fiction
PublisherHeinemann; London, UK
Publication date
1985
Publication placeUnited Kingdom, London (1985 1st ed.)
Pages301 p.
ISBN0-434-66610-6
OCLC12437248
823 19
LC ClassPR9499.3.S154 R5 1985

Rich Like Us is a historical and political fiction novel by Nayantara Sahgal. Set in New Delhi during the chaotic time between 1932 and the mid-1970s, it follows the lives of two female protagonists, Rose and Sonali, and their fight to live in a time of political upheaval and social re-organization.

The novel brought its author the 1986 Sahitya Akademi Award for English, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[1]

  1. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards listings". Sahitya Akademi, Official website. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2019.