However, it is still a fantastic novel that, besides showing us much about the British colonial world and India specifically, is also a book about identity, East and West.

• 然而，这仍旧是一本极好的小说，它向我们展示了大不列颠殖民世界尤其是印度当时的状况，同时，这也是一部关于身份的小说，东方身份和西方身份。