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Indeed, when 01 the second evening they were walking along by the light of the
stars, and the anxious Nanda got him to speak a few words, he not only said that
he was ill, but also added in a strangled voice that the illness was incurable, ...
Indeed, when 01 the second evening they were walking along by the light of the
stars, and the anxious Nanda got him to speak a few words, he not only said that
he was ill, but also added in a strangled voice that the illness was incurable, ...
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for Shridaman, and in that sweetly lilting, slightly affected voice. He said nothing,
afraid lest he too might speak in an unnatural voice and address her by her name
, for he felt drawn to follow the example she had set. It was she who after a short ...
for Shridaman, and in that sweetly lilting, slightly affected voice. He said nothing,
afraid lest he too might speak in an unnatural voice and address her by her name
, for he felt drawn to follow the example she had set. It was she who after a short ...
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was manifest to her out of the air: no other, of course, than the voice of Durga-
Devi, the Unapproachable, Kali the dark, the voice of the World-Mother herself. It
was a deep, harsh voice, with a maternal firmness about it. " Will you just let that
be ...
was manifest to her out of the air: no other, of course, than the voice of Durga-
Devi, the Unapproachable, Kali the dark, the voice of the World-Mother herself. It
was a deep, harsh voice, with a maternal firmness about it. " Will you just let that
be ...
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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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