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224 pages • first pub 171 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811200011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 14 April 2009
Description
The peerless young Kovalan leaves his loyal wife Kannaki for the courtesan Madhavi, and though he returns to her, he still meets his death because of her ill-omened ankle bracelet. The Shilappadikaram has been called an epic and even a novel, but ...
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224 pages • first pub 171 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780811200011
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 14 April 2009
Description
The peerless young Kovalan leaves his loyal wife Kannaki for the courtesan Madhavi, and though he returns to her, he still meets his death because of her ill-omened ankle bracelet. The Shilappadikaram has been called an epic and even a novel, but ...