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The Sound of the kiss, or, The story that must never be told : Piṅgaḷi Sūrana's Kaḷāpūrṇodayamu / translated from Telugu by Velcheru Narayana Rao and David Shulman.
LIBRA PL4780.9.P49 K313 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Piṅgaḷi Sūrana.
- Series:
- Translations from the Asian classics
- Standardized Title:
- Kaḷāpūrṇōdayamu. English
- Language:
- English
- Telugu
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 220 pages ; 23 cm.
- Other Title:
- Sound of the kiss
- Story that must never be told
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Columbia University Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- In this sixteenth-century masterpiece of Telugu literature, from the region now known as Andhra Pradesh, Suranna recounts the story of a young courtesan who falls in love with the most handsome man in the universe and overhears him speaking of a mysterious person whose story must never be told. Burning with curiosity and desire, she ventures to the god Krishna's palace, where much intrigue and adventure ensue. "The Sound of the Kiss" is considered by some to be the first novel written in South Asia, and the translation of this classic fills a gap in the literature of the East.
- Contents:
- The Beginning 1
- Dvaraka City, Where the Story Begins 7
- Kalabhashini on the Swing and Rambha in the Sky 9
- Narada Studies Music 18
- Enter Manistambha 23
- Manikandhara's Pilgrimage 29
- Rambha Entices Manikandhara 38
- Kalabhashini Flies off with the Siddha 41
- The Temple of the Lion-Riding Goddess 44
- Kalabhashini Returns 49
- Rambha Meets Rambha 53
- Nalakubara Meets Nalakubara 59
- The Story of Salina and Sugatri 67
- Enter Alaghuvrata. Kalabhashini Is Sacrificed 78
- Manistambha Tours the World with His Wife 80
- The Baby Who Talks 83
- Sarasvati Decodes Brahma's Story 87
- Manistambha and Sumukhasatti Exchange Genders 94
- A Lecture on Yoga 99
- Svabhava and Madasaya at Srisailam 100
- Manikandhara Fights the Porcupine Demon 106
- The Story of Alaghuvrata and His Sons 112
- Satvadatma's Question 123
- Madhuralalasa Comes of Age 125
- Kalapurna in Love 130
- The Wedding of Kalapurna and Madhuralalasa 134
- Abhinavakaumudi Becomes Jealous 140
- Kalapurna Conquers the World 148
- Homecoming 156
- The Story of the Necklace 159
- Invitation to a Second Reading 167.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0231125968
- 0231125976
- OCLC:
- 49627701
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