The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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taken for granted. There is only a very great question, and my head answers it
otherwise than yours seems to.” - “How so?” cried Sita and Shridaman as with
one voice. “How so?” repeated the slender-limbed friend. “How can you even ask
?
taken for granted. There is only a very great question, and my head answers it
otherwise than yours seems to.” - “How so?” cried Sita and Shridaman as with
one voice. “How so?” repeated the slender-limbed friend. “How can you even ask
?
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... his arms were strong like those that had swung her up to the sun; but his nose
came down towards the only moderately thick lips in a refined way that could by
no stretch be called goatlike. “Nanda! ” she cried, her heart on fire with joy. 179.
... his arms were strong like those that had swung her up to the sun; but his nose
came down towards the only moderately thick lips in a refined way that could by
no stretch be called goatlike. “Nanda! ” she cried, her heart on fire with joy. 179.
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she cried, her heart on fire with joy. He seemed to her like Krishna, who is
overflowing with the juices of great tenderness. “Nanda, look, it is Sita coming to
you.” He let fall his axe and ran towards her and on his breast he had the lucky-
calf lock ...
she cried, her heart on fire with joy. He seemed to her like Krishna, who is
overflowing with the juices of great tenderness. “Nanda, look, it is Sita coming to
you.” He let fall his axe and ran towards her and on his breast he had the lucky-
calf lock ...
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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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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Mitwirkende Personen | Arthur George Rock |
| Verlag | A. A. Knopf, 1941 |
| Original von | University of Michigan |
| Digitalisiert | 22. Jan. 2007 |
| Länge | 194 Seiten |
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