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cried Nanda loudly and with confidence. Sita only hastily pulled her veil from her
head to direct her lotus-eyes expectantly upon Kamada- mana. The latter drew
his fingers and toes together and sighed deeply. Then he took his broom, swept ...
cried Nanda loudly and with confidence. Sita only hastily pulled her veil from her
head to direct her lotus-eyes expectantly upon Kamada- mana. The latter drew
his fingers and toes together and sighed deeply. Then he took his broom, swept ...
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... possession of Sita, but to remember the double duty of giving and receiving the
mortal blow. Still, each of us brought himself to cut off his own head — and this
mutual suicide cannot be harder than that." " Bring on the swords," cried Nanda.
... possession of Sita, but to remember the double duty of giving and receiving the
mortal blow. Still, each of us brought himself to cut off his own head — and this
mutual suicide cannot be harder than that." " Bring on the swords," cried Nanda.
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Bring on the swords," cried Nanda. " I am ready for the fray, and find it is a just
solution to our rivalry. It is just, because in the process of adaptation of our bodies
to our heads, our arms have come to be of almost equal strength — yours
stronger ...
Bring on the swords," cried Nanda. " I am ready for the fray, and find it is a just
solution to our rivalry. It is just, because in the process of adaptation of our bodies
to our heads, our arms have come to be of almost equal strength — yours
stronger ...
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Nutzerbericht - polutropos - LibraryThingFew pages, leaving the reader with much to think about. What is attraction? What is beauty? What is the role of love and lust in a relationship? What is, ultimately, morality? Written with a light, humorous touch, the book is unforgettable. Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - fieldnotes - LibraryThingThis folkloric, Hindu-light treatment of desire, loyalty and identity lacks the craft, gravity and heft of other Thomas Mann novels. His few prose outbursts in description of beauty or deity seem ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Abschnitt 2 | 50 |
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Andhaka Anton Janson bathing-place beauty Bermann-Fischer Verlag Bhavabhuti blind bliss body Brahman breast BUDDENBROOKS called cried death DEATH IN VENICE deed desire dream embraced eyes face father feast feel fire Fischer Verlag flesh flowers friend-body Garga goat-nose goddess Goldfly H. T. Lowe-Porter hand happiness head and limbs headpiece heart hermit hips holy honour husband husband-body hushed Indra kadamba tree Kamadamana lips listen live look lovely Sita lucky-calf lock lust Maya Mother mountain mustard oil my-feeling ness Nirvana Novel Berlin pale polyandry round sacrifice Samsara sandalwood sense Shri Shrida sight Sita's Siyat soft soul speak spirit stood stout arms Sumantra sword swung tell things THOMAS MANN thou thought tion took Translated by H. T. TRANSPOSED HEADS tree turned unpeopled void Vedas voice warrior blood wedded Welfare of Cows womb words yearning youth
Bibliografische Informationen
| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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