Whirlpool of Shadows
By: Vijay Singh
Contributors: French title: Tourbillon d'Ombres. Translated by Franck-André Jammes with the collaboration of Frederique Pottier and Sabine Charrin
Publisher: Rupa Delhi 2005; Jonathan Cape London 1992; Ramsay Paris 1992
Published: February 2, 2005
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9788129107473
Subjects: Fiction; Novel; Narrative; India
Genres: Fiction; Novel; Narrative; India
First sentence: I woke up a little earlier than ususal.
Description: A skilful and entrancing narrative, a deft manipulation of fantasy, Whirlpool of Shadows is the story of Nasiruddin Haider, the Nawab of Awadh and his consort, a beautiful young Englishwoman. Surprises, intrigues, suspense all through. 
This novel was partly inspired by the life of King Nasiruddin Haider who ruled the British Indian state of Awadh from 1827-37. But the situations developed in the book are a work of fiction. This book was first published (hardcover) by Jonathan Cape Ltd. in 1992. Title in French: Tourbillon d'Ombres (Editions Ramsay). 
The author Vijay Singh is a well-known Indian writer, film-maker and screenplay writer living in Paris, France. Some of his other works are the books Jaya Ganga, In Search of the River Goddess (also published in French) The River Goddess (also published in French, Dutch and German) and La Nuit Poignardée (in French),  and the films One Dollar Curry and Jaya Ganga (Jaya, Fille du Gange).