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Speak then, but tell the truth! You realize that I know everything anyhow." " They
killed each other, holy goddess, and left me forlorn. They quarrelled on my
account and with one and the same sword hewed off their-" " Nonsense! Really
only a ...
Speak then, but tell the truth! You realize that I know everything anyhow." " They
killed each other, holy goddess, and left me forlorn. They quarrelled on my
account and with one and the same sword hewed off their-" " Nonsense! Really
only a ...
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So come with me, you life- reeking mortals of both sexes, come with me to my
hollow tree and tell me of all life's manifold uncleanlinesses; tell me as much as
you like, and I will listen, for my correction and to get rid of the idea that I am
doing it ...
So come with me, you life- reeking mortals of both sexes, come with me to my
hollow tree and tell me of all life's manifold uncleanlinesses; tell me as much as
you like, and I will listen, for my correction and to get rid of the idea that I am
doing it ...
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Yes, tell us, tell us, O vanquisher of desire! " 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 ...
Yes, tell us, tell us, O vanquisher of desire! " 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 ...
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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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