The Serpent and the Rope - Hardcover

Rao, Raja

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ISBN 10: 0879512202 ISBN 13: 9780879512200

Publisher: Overlook Press, 1986

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Studying abroad after World War II, Ramaswamy, a Brahmin from Mysore, India, falls in love with Madeleine, a young French woman

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"its good" --By Bimala Das Adhikari on 18 February 2015

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About the Author:

Raja Rao was an Indian writer of English language novels and short stories. His works were deeply rooted in Hinduism. His work spans across a variety of genres and has brought about varied and significant contribution to Indian English literature and world literature. Raja Rao was awarded the Neustadt International Prize in Literature in the year 1988. The Serpent and the Rope made him one of the finest Indian prose stylists and eventually won him the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964. In 1969, he won the Padma Bhushan and in 2007 he won the Padma Vibhushan.

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