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Kanthapura - by  Raja Rao (Paperback) - 1 of 1

Kanthapura - by Raja Rao (Paperback)

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  • Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village.
  • About the Author: Raja Rao (1909-2006), a path-breaker of Indian writing in English, was born in Hassan, Mysore.
  • 248 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Classics

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"Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the city, brimming with new ideas, seeks to cut across ancient barriers and unite the villagers in non-violent action. The story emerges through the eyes of a delightful old woman, who comments on the villagers' actions with sharp-eyed wisdom, evoking the spirit of India's traditional folk epics."--



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Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the city, brimming with new ideas, seeks to cut across ancient barriers and unite the villagers in non-violent action. The story emerges through the eyes of a delightful old woman, who comments on the villagers' actions with sharp-eyed wisdom, evoking the spirit of India's traditional folk epics.



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Raja Rao (1909-2006), a path-breaker of Indian writing in English, was born in Hassan, Mysore. After he graduated from Madras University, he went on to the University of Montpellier in France on a scholarship. He moved to the United States in 1966, where he taught at the University of Texas at Austin until 1983, when he retired as emeritus professor. R. Parthasarathy is a poet and translator. The author of the long poem 'Rough Passage', he edited the influential anthology Ten Twentieth-Century Indian Poets. His translation of the fifth-century Tamil epic, the Cilappatikaram, was awarded the 1995 Sahitya Akademi Award. He is a professor emeritus of English and Asian studies at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He was Raja Rao's editor from 1974 to 1998.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.9 Inches (H) x 4.9 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: .48 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Sub-Genre: Classics
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Number of Pages: 248
Publisher: India Penguin Modern Classics
Format: Paperback
Author: Raja Rao
Language: English
Street Date: August 1, 2014
TCIN: 94044849
UPC: 9780143422341
Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-2187
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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