Samskara: A Rite For A Dead Man (Oxford India Collection)
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ISBN : 9780195610796
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Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Oxford India Collection)
Made into a powerful, award-winning film in 1970, this important Kannada novel of the sixties has received widespread acclaim from both critics and general readers since its first publication in 1965. As a religious novel about a decaying brahmin colony in the south Indian village of Karnataka, Samskara serves as an allegory rich in realistic detail, a contemporary reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths, and a serious, poetic study of a religious man living in a community of priests gone to seed. A death which stands as the central event in the plot brings in its wake a plague, many more deaths, live questions with only dead answers, moral chaos, and the rebirth of one man. The volume provides a useful glossary of Hindu myths, customs, Indian names, flora, and other terms. Notes and an afterword enhance the self-contained, faithful, and yet readable translation.
Specifications of Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Oxford India Collection)
GENERAL | |
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Author | U.R. Anantha Murthy |
Binding | Paperback |
Language | English |
Edition | 2 |
ISBN-10 | 0195610792 |
ISBN-13 | 9780195610796 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Number Of Pages | 176 |
Publication Date | 1979-06-21 |
DIMENSIONS | |
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Height | 4.63 inch. |
Length | 7 inch. |
Width | 0.43 inch. |
Weight | 0.4 pounds. |
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