Sound of the Kiss, or The Story That Must Never Be Told (e-bog) af Suranna, Pingali
Suranna, Pingali (forfatter)

Sound of the Kiss, or The Story That Must Never Be Told e-bog

273,24 DKK (inkl. moms 341,55 DKK)
Composed in the mid-sixteenth century, The Sound of the Kiss, or The Story That Must Never Be Told, could be considered the first novel written in South Asia. Telugu, the language spoken in today's Andhra Pradesh region of southern India, has a classical literary tradition extending over a thousand years. Suranna's masterpiece comes from a period of intense creativity in Telugu, when great poet...
E-bog 273,24 DKK
Forfattere Suranna, Pingali (forfatter), Shulman, David (oversætter)
Udgivet 21 november 2002
Genrer 2BM
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780231500968
Composed in the mid-sixteenth century, The Sound of the Kiss, or The Story That Must Never Be Told, could be considered the first novel written in South Asia. Telugu, the language spoken in today's Andhra Pradesh region of southern India, has a classical literary tradition extending over a thousand years. Suranna's masterpiece comes from a period of intense creativity in Telugu, when great poets produced strikingly modern innovations. The novel explodes preconceived ideas about early South Indian literature: for example, that the characters lack interiority, that the language is formulaic, and that Telugu texts are mere translations of earlier Sanskrit works. Employing the poetic style known as campu, which mixes verse and prose, Pingali Suranna's work transcends our notions of traditional narrative. "e;I wanted to have the structure of a complex narrative no one had ever known,"e; he said of his great novel, "e;with rich evocations of erotic love, and also descriptions of gods and temples that would be a joy to listen to."e;The Sound of the Kiss is both a gripping love story and a profound meditation on mind and language. Shulman and Rao include a thorough introduction that provides a broader understanding of, and appreciation for, the complexities and subtleties of this text.