Samskara: A Rite of a Dead Man

U.R. Anantha Murthy

ISBN 10: 0195623886 / ISBN 13: 9780195623888

Published by Oxford University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Samskara: A Rite of a Dead Man
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195623886
• ISBN 13: 9780195623888
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Is both a religious novel (about a decaying Brahmin colony in a south Indian village) and a contemporary poetic reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths. Its central event is a death, which brings in its wake a plague, moral chaos, and a rebirth.

About the Author

U. R. Anantha Murthy is a well-known Indian novelist.
A. K. Ramanujan is William E. Colvin Professor in the Departments of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and of Linguistics at the University of Chicago. He is the author of many books, including The Striders and several other volumes of verse in English and Kannada.