Monkey grammarian
- New York : Arcade Publishing, 1974
- xvii, 147 p. ; ill., 21 cm
Hanumān, the red-faced monkey chief and ninth grammarian of Hindu mythology, is the protagonist of this dazzling narrative--a mind-journey to the temple city of Galta in India and the occasion for Octavio Paz, the celebrated Mexican poet and essayist, to explore the nature of naming and knowing, time and reality, and fixity and decay.
9781628727517
Spanish essays Spanish American literature Hanumān Hindu deity Hindu mythology India Religious life Hinduism Mexican literature Travelogue