The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaAn ancient Indian fable of the time when men and gods talked together. |
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A young girl stood at the lonely shrine, about to perform the ritual of the bath. She
had laid her sari and bodice on the steps and stood there quite nude, save only
for some beads round her neck, her swaying ear-rings, and a white ribbon round
...
A young girl stood at the lonely shrine, about to perform the ritual of the bath. She
had laid her sari and bodice on the steps and stood there quite nude, save only
for some beads round her neck, her swaying ear-rings, and a white ribbon round
...
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The little witch stood there too long in your sight; Kama, the god with the flowery
arrow, has pierced you through. What we thought was the humming of bees was
the whirr of his bolt; and Rati, sister of the springtime and desire, she has done ...
The little witch stood there too long in your sight; Kama, the god with the flowery
arrow, has pierced you through. What we thought was the humming of bees was
the whirr of his bolt; and Rati, sister of the springtime and desire, she has done ...
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Nanda's strong arms did yeoman service here too; while the priest of Brahma
stood by and recited texts. So came on the day when Sita the fine-limbed, her
body anointed with sandalwood, camphor, and coconut oils, adorned with
jewellery, ...
Nanda's strong arms did yeoman service here too; while the priest of Brahma
stood by and recited texts. So came on the day when Sita the fine-limbed, her
body anointed with sandalwood, camphor, and coconut oils, adorned with
jewellery, ...
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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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Bibliografische Informationen
| 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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