John Masters

An Englishman whose family has lived in India for four generations, JOHN MASTERS was born in Calcutta and observed the family tradition by serving for fourteen years in the British Army, in the course of which he teas awarded the DSO. In 1948 he moved to this country and made his first appearance in the Atlantic — “a success,” he says, “which encouraged me to persevere.” With his first novel, Nightrunners of Bengal, he took command of a large audience, and each new book thereafter has added to his popularity. This is the second installment from Bugles and a Tiger, which Viking will publish this month, an autobiography showing as never before the kinship between the British officer and his Gurkha troops.

An Englishman whose family has lived in India for four generations, JOHN MASTERS was born in Calcutta and Observed the family tradition by srvting for fourteen years in the British Army, in the course of which he was awarded the DSO. In 1948 he moved to this country and made his first appearance in the Atlantic— he says. ” which encouraged me to persevere ” With his first novel. Nightrunners of Bengal, he took command of a large audience, and each new book thereafter has added to his popularity. This is the first of two installments from Bugles and a Tiger, which Viking will publish early in the new year. An autobiographical volume, it is the story of his early years in the Indian Army, and it gives the clue to the writer who was to be.

An Englishman whose family has lived in India for four generations, JOHN MASTERSwas born in Calcutta and observed the family tradition by serving for fourteen years in the British Army, in the course of which he was awarded the DSO. In 1948 he moved to this country and made his first appearance in the Atlantic — “a success,”he says, “which encouraged me to persevere.”With his first novel, Nightrunners of Bengal, he took command of a large audience, and each new book thereafter has added to his reputation and his popularity. Bhowani Junction was selected by the Book-of-the-Month Club last year, and his fifth book, Coromandel, will appear in March.