Bharathipura (Paperback)

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About the Book :

First published in 1973, Bharathipura is about the practice of untouchability in a traditional society that is evolving into modernity through new economic forces brought in by a certain class of people. The story revolves around the life of an "enlightened" modern Indian, Jagannatha. Violent and unexpected events follow Jagannatha's attempts to revolutionize everyone and everything by linking his own transformation to the changes he wishes to orchestrate. With its display of literary discipline in handling intertwining themes, the novel exposes the complexities of the caste system and the myth of social justice in modern India.

Special Features

• Shortlisted for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2012 and The Hindu Literary Review Prize 2011.
• U.R. Ananthamurthy is an eminent writer and Jnanpith awardee.
• Novel focusses on issues of caste and untouchability.

About The Author :

U.R. Ananthamurthy, a teacher of English literature and one of India's leading contemporary writers, does all his creative writing in Kannada. A Jnanpith awardee and author of five novels, including the widely acclaimed Samskara (English translation, OUP 1976), he has six collections of short stories, five collections of poems, a play, and sixteen volumes of critical writings. He was Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University (Kerala) and President, Central Sahitya Akademi. Susheela Punitha (translator) has taught undergraduate and postgraduate courses in English language and literature. Her publications include children's fiction for UNICEF and coursebooks in spoken English.

Book Details

Title:	Bharathipura
Publisher:	Oxford
Edition:	Paperback
Language:	English
ISBN:	0198082029
EAN:	9780198082026
No. of Pages:	304

Deliverable Countries: This product ships to India, Sri Lanka.

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