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212 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0811200019
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
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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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212 pages • first pub 1965 (editions) user-added
ISBN/UID: 0811200019
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: New Directions
Publication date: Not specified
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 ...