Author: A Madhaviah
Translator: Meenakshi Tyagarajan
Publisher: Katha
Year: 2002
Language: English
Pages: 288
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8187649283
Description
A hundred years ago, a salt inspector in Tamil Nadu had a grand dream of a story that spoke of love and jealousy and all things that lie in between - the stuff that dreams inevitably are made of even today. Starting in 1898 he worked on it for many years, creating a story of Thailand.
A story, a history, a mirror held up to today's foibles, men and women described with that unerring eye for detail, the essence of the way India lives.
This work from A Madhaviah, writer par excellence, has a sparkling translation by Meenakshi Tyagarajan with superb illustrations from none else than M Krishnan, the well-known wildlife photographer and spokesman for nature.
This hugely enjoyable novel is introduced by A Maharani.
Contents
INTRODUCTION
A Madhavan
TRANSLATOR'S NOTE
Meenakshi Tyagarajan
AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION
A Madhaviah
PADMAVATI
Part One
Part Two
A Note on Pasdmavati Part Three
CHRONOLOGY
Bibliography
Map