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020			_a9780143457152
082			_a822.2 _bKUV
100			_aKuvempu
245			_aBride in the hills
260			_bPenguin Books, _c2024 _aGurugram :
300			_axxix, 765 p. ; _c22 cm
365			_b799.00 _c₹ _d01
490			_apenguin Modern Classics
520			_aSet in the stately, forest-clad hills of Malnad in the Western Ghats during the late nineteenth century, Bride in the Hills tells the love stories of young men and women aspiring for a life of freedom, dignity and fulfilment in marriage within a caste-ridden social order. Kuvempu’s multi-centred text, with its organic weave of varied narrative strands, much like the Mahabharata, is epic in substance and style. The novel, which is rooted in the regional realities of Malnad, is yet another example of the diversity of modern Indian literature. Kuvempu (1904–94) chronicles the emergence of a vibrant and complex rural society caught between manipulative colonial norms and discriminatory native practices. Bringing in the distinct experiences of the Shudra lifeworld, he led Kannada literature to great heights with his profound and poetic writing. Kuvempu’s cosmic vision of vishva manava (universal man), which transcends narrow, sectarian boundaries, constitutes a precious legacy in the ethical traditions of the world. This epic novel with the sweep of a Tolstoy classic enacts its mission statement: ‘Here, nobody is important; nobody is unimportant; nothing is insignificant!’ with brilliance, energy and imaginative power.
650			_aKannada literature
650			_aMalnad region
650			_aIndia Literature
700			_aViswanatha, Vanamala _etr.
942			_2ddc _cBK