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Kanthapura by Raja Rao 2014 Paperback NEW
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Original Language
- English
- Features
- Latest Edition
- Type
- Latest Edition
- Narrative Type
- Fiction
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- India
- ISBN
- 9780143422341
- Book Title
- Kanthapura
- Publisher
- Penguin Books India Pvt, The Limited
- Item Length
- 7.7 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5 in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Classics, General
- Item Weight
- 6.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5 in
- Number of Pages
- 248 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Books India Pvt, The Limited
ISBN-10
0143422340
ISBN-13
9780143422341
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13059024495
Product Key Features
Book Title
Kanthapura
Number of Pages
248 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, General
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.5 in
Item Weight
6.5 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Dewey Decimal
823
Synopsis
A major landmark in Indian fiction, this is a story of how the Gandhian struggle for independence came to one small village in South India.Kanthapura is a story that depicts how Gandhi's struggle for independence in India came to a small South Indian village that follows the caste system. Moorthy has returned from the city and has plenty of ideas to bring about peace in his environment.Moorthy is young and is back from the city where he learnt of the goodness of non-violence. Gandhi's struggle for independence has now come to a small village where the people experience the harsh reality of the caste system. Moorthy intends to bring in the independence movement to the village and wants to eradicate the caste system. He works towards uniting the people of the village and creating a nonviolent atmosphere. The determined and idealistic Moorthy fights against the conservative forces to create the kind of place that the Father of Our Nation dreamt of and fought for. The story is said from the point of view of an old woman who talks about the variety of people in the village and the complexities of life in the village., Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the city, brimming with new ideas, seeks to cut across ancient barriers and unite the villagers in nonviolent action., Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the city, brimming with new ideas, seeks to cut across ancient barriers and unite the villagers in non-violent action. The story emerges through the eyes of a delightful old woman, who comments on the villagers' actions with sharp-eyed wisdom, evoking the spirit of India's traditional folk epics.
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