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  1. The Sound of the Kiss, or The Story That Must Never Be Told
    Published: 2012
    Publisher:  Columbia University Press, New York

    In this sixteenth-century masterpiece of Telugu literature, from the region now known as Andhra Pradesh, Suranna recounts the story of a young courtesan who falls in love with the most handsome man in the universe and overhears him speaking of a... more

    Hochschulbibliothek Friedensau
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    In this sixteenth-century masterpiece of Telugu literature, from the region now known as Andhra Pradesh, Suranna recounts the story of a young courtesan who falls in love with the most handsome man in the universe and overhears him speaking of a mysterious person whose story must never be told. Burning with curiosity and desire, she ventures to the god Krishna's palace, where much intrigue and adventure ensue. The Sound of the Kiss is considered by some to be the first novel written in South Asia, and the translation of this classic fills a gap in the literature of the East

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 9780231125970
    Series: Translations from the Asian Classics
    Subjects: Piṅga?i Sūrana; Telugu literature
    Scope: Online-Ressource (257 p)
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    Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Pronunciation; Introduction; THE BEGINNING; Chapter 1; Dvaraka City, Where the Story Begins; Kalabhashini on the Swing and Rambha in the Sky; Chapter 2; Narada Studies Music; Enter Manistambha; Manikandhara's Pilgrimage; Chapter 3; Rambha Entices Manikandhara; Kalabhashini Flies off with the Siddha; The Temple of the Lion-Riding Goddess; Kalabhashini Returns; Rambha Meets Rambha; Nalakubara Meets Nalakubara; Chapter 4; The Story of Salina and Sugatri ]; Enter Alaghuvrata. Kalabhashini Is Sacrificed; Manistambha Tours the World with His Wife; Chapter 5

    The Baby Who TalksSarasvati Decodes Brahma's Story; Manistambha and Sumukhasatti Exchange Genders; A Lecture on Yoga; Svabhava and Madasaya at Srisailam; Chapter 6; Manikandhara Fights the Porcupine Demon; The Story of Alaghuvrata and His Sons; Satvadatma's Question; Madhuralalasa Comes of Age; Chapter 7; Kalapurna in Love; The Wedding of Kalapurna and Madhuralalasa; Abhinavakaumudi Becomes Jealous; Chapter 8; Kalapurna Conquers the World; Homecoming; The Story of the Necklace; Invitation to a Second Reading; Guide to Pronunctiation and List of Characters; Index of Names and Technical Terms;

  2. The sound of the kiss
    or, The story that must never be told ; Piṅgaḷi Sūrana's Kaḷāpūrṇodayamu
    Published: c2002
    Publisher:  Columbia University Press, New York

    In this sixteenth-century masterpiece of Telugu literature, from the region now known as Andhra Pradesh, Suranna recounts the story of a young courtesan who falls in love with the most handsome man in the universe and overhears him speaking of a... more

    Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Bremen
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    Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Bibliothek - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek
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    Universitätsbibliothek Hildesheim
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    Hochschule Merseburg, Bibliothek
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    Bibliotheks-und Informationssystem der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg (BIS)
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    In this sixteenth-century masterpiece of Telugu literature, from the region now known as Andhra Pradesh, Suranna recounts the story of a young courtesan who falls in love with the most handsome man in the universe and overhears him speaking of a mysterious person whose story must never be told. Burning with curiosity and desire, she ventures to the god Krishna's palace, where much intrigue and adventure ensue. The Sound of the Kiss is considered by some to be the first novel written in South Asia, and the translation of this classic fills a gap in the literature of the East

     

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    Source: Union catalogues
    Contributor: Piṅgaḷi Sūrana
    Language: English
    Media type: Ebook
    Format: Online
    ISBN: 0231125976; 0231125968; 9780231500968; 9780231125970
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    Series: Translations from the Asian classics
    Subjects: Telugu literature
    Other subjects: Piṅga?i Sūrana
    Scope: Online-Ressource (xxv, 220 p)
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    Includes bibliographical references and index

    Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

    Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Pronunciation -- Introduction -- The Beginning -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8 -- Invitation to a Second Reading -- Appendix -- Backmatter