Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man, Second Edition (Oxford India Perennials Series) - Softcover

Ananthamurthy, U.R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198077149 ISBN 13: 9780198077145

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Set in a decadent and narrow-minded brahmin colony in a fictitious south Indian village, Durvasapura, Samskara serves as an allegory of the clash between tradition and modernity. Both a religious novel and a contemporary reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths, its central event is a death, which brings in its wake a plague, moral chaos, and most significantly, a rebirth.

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About the Author

U.R. Ananthamurthy is one of India's best-known writers. He is the author of more than two dozen books in Kannada, including five novels, many of which have been translated into English and other Indian as well as European languages. Recipient of the Padma Bhushan and Jnanpith awards, he has served as vice-chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, chairman of National Book Trust India, president of Sahitya Akademi, visiting professor in many renowned Indian and foreign universities, and is currently the chairman of the Film and Television Institute of India.

A.K. Ramanujan was a distinguished Indian poet, critic, translator, and academic. He taught in many renowned universities in India and the US and is widely credited for his distinguished contributions to the discipline South Asian Studies. Recipient of the Padma Shri, among many other awards, he is best known for his English renderings of classical Tamil and medieval Kannada poetry.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198077149
• ISBN 13: 9780198077145
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 143