Indian Ink Book

So some context: I'm reading this for a class I'm taking on 20th Century Drama, and prior to read this I read another of Stoppard's works called In the Native State, which was a radio play that he then adapted into this one, Indian Ink.

After having read the radio play, reading this was a bit boring. But I can't fault Stoppard at all for that. Instead, I can praise him highly for the alterations he made for the stage production.

The play deals with a poet named Flora Crewe who is in India in the 1930's and forming a relationship with an Indian painter there. It also follows her sister, in the present day, who meets up with the painter's son. The interchange of past & present was so well-crafted, much like in Stoppard's Arcadia.

There is a strong commentary on colonialism, national identity, and the power of art to persist over time. I really loved it.