The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaFrom a Nobel Prize for Literature winner and one of the most iconic German writers of the 20th century, Transposed Heads is a beautiful story that explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. Inspired by an ancient Hindu legend, Mann's writes about two Indian friends, Shridaman and Nanda, whom together, decide to decapitate themselves. However, they awaken from their attempted suicides to find their heads restored, but to the wrong body. Now, Sita, the wife of Shridaman must determine the true meaning of identity as she navigates her own feelings as to which representation is her actual husband. As the love-triangle carries on, Mann shows just how entwined our mind, body, and spirit are. "The Transposed Heads is altogether delightful . . . It is certainly the most charming of Mann's works . . . in short, a restatement in parable form of Mann's intransigent faith in the human intellect. It is also a rich and subtle analysis of the psychology of friendship and love."--Sewanee Review |
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The story of Sita of the beautiful hips , daughter of the cattle - breeder Sumantra
of the warrior caste , and of her two ... Their homes were in the temple village
called Welfare of Cows , which had been settled in time past on a sign from the
gods ...
The story of Sita of the beautiful hips , daughter of the cattle - breeder Sumantra
of the warrior caste , and of her two ... Their homes were in the temple village
called Welfare of Cows , which had been settled in time past on a sign from the
gods ...
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feeling , for even when I gave my voice under the tree for Indra , I was afraid he
might not bother himself about such small matters and would just make all of us
generally responsible for being done out of his feast at Welfare of Cows . Then it
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feeling , for even when I gave my voice under the tree for Indra , I was afraid he
might not bother himself about such small matters and would just make all of us
generally responsible for being done out of his feast at Welfare of Cows . Then it
...
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Sumantra , the cow - breeder , of warrior blood , was not displeased by the
proposals , accompanied by considerable ... Not less auspicious was the return
visit of Sita ' s parents to Welfare of Cows , to convince themselves of the suitor ' s
good ...
Sumantra , the cow - breeder , of warrior blood , was not displeased by the
proposals , accompanied by considerable ... Not less auspicious was the return
visit of Sita ' s parents to Welfare of Cows , to convince themselves of the suitor ' s
good ...
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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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already answered arms asked bath beauty become belongs blind bliss blood body Brahman breast called carry certainly clear common course Cows cried dark death desire dream embraced everything eyes face fact father fear feel fire flesh flow flowers gave give goddess hand happiness head heart hold holy honour human husband Kamadamana leave limbs listen live longer look lust mean mind Mother Nanda nature never night offerings once pass Plays question river round seemed sense shape short showed Shridaman side sight Sita Sita's soft soon soul speak spirit steps stood Stories sweet sword taken tell thin thing thou thought tion took tree turned voice wait wedded whole womb youth
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| Titel | The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India Vintage Books. V-86 Band 86 von Vintage book |
| Autor/in | Thomas Mann |
| Übersetzt von | Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter |
| Verlag | Vintage Books, 1959 |
| Original von | die University of Virginia |
| Digitalisiert | 23. Aug. 2008 |
| ISBN | 0394700864, 9780394700861 |
| Länge | 115 Seiten |
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