Cambridge Company

Farrukh Dhondy

When young Farrukh arrives at Cambridge from small-town Poona, he’s resigned to wearing tweed, studying hard, and having no servants to wait on him. But what he encounters is an England that no one has prepared him for. This is the sixties, when Britain is in the throes of the Mods and the Rockers – and the sexual revolution, along with endless protest demonstrations, is in full swing. Farrukh quickly realizes that he has a lot to learn: from figuring out how to load the washing machine to coming to terms with a long-distance relationship; from reading War and Peace for the first time to discovering his love for theatre. Told in a series of vividly detailed vignettes, Cambridge Company is a witty and charming account of collegiate life that captures the exuberance and idealism of youth. When young Farrukh arrives at Cambridge from small-town Poona, he’s resigned to having no servants to wait on him, wearing tweed and studying hard. But what he encounters is an England that no one has prepared him for. This is the sixties, when Britain is in the throes of the Mods and the Rockers – and the sexual revolution, along with endless protest demonstrations, is in full swing. Farrukh quickly realizes that he has a lot to learn: from figuring out how to load the washing machine to coming to terms with a long-distance relationship; from reading War and Peace for the first time to discovering his love for theatre. Told in a series of vividly detailed vignettes, Cambridge Company is a witty and charming account of collegiate life that captures the exuberance and the idealism of youth.