The Transposed Heads: A Legend of IndiaKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 12.09.1959 - 128 Seiten From 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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... called good and both bad . But there is a combination of laughter and tears which one can most readily as- sent to and call good among all things that move us in life . We have a word for it , we call it touching ; it has to do with ...
... called good and both bad . But there is a combination of laughter and tears which one can most readily as- sent to and call good among all things that move us in life . We have a word for it , we call it touching ; it has to do with ...
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... called him by his name . The hour had indeed been waited for , but here it was at last and took on presentness , when he spoke the words : " I have received her " ; when with offerings of rice and butter he took her from her parents ...
... called him by his name . The hour had indeed been waited for , but here it was at last and took on presentness , when he spoke the words : " I have received her " ; when with offerings of rice and butter he took her from her parents ...
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... called ? ” " He is named Samadhi , " she replied , " but more and more he is called Andhaka . ” " Why so ? " he asked . " Do not think he is blind , " she responded . " He is no more blind than he is pale , despite his fair com- plexion ...
... called ? ” " He is named Samadhi , " she replied , " but more and more he is called Andhaka . ” " Why so ? " he asked . " Do not think he is blind , " she responded . " He is no more blind than he is pale , despite his fair com- plexion ...
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Andhaka Arden Edition bath beauty Bhavabhuti blind bliss body Brahman breast called cried daman Dankaka Death in Venice deed desire dream embraced eyes face father FAULKNER feast feel fire flesh flowers forgive friend-body Gandharva Garga goat-nose goddess Goldfly hand happiness head and limbs heart hermit holy honour husband-body husband's head hushed Indra kadamba tree Kamadamana laugh LEGEND OF INDIA lips listen live look lovely Sita lucky-calf lock lust marriage Maya Mother mustard oil my-feeling Nanda Nanda-body ness Nirvana once pale polyandry round sacrifice Samadhi Samsara sandalwood sense Shri Shrida Shridaman sight Sita's Siyat soft soul speak spirit stood Stories stout arms sweet sword swung tell thing THOMAS MANN thou thought tion took Transposed Heads tree turned unpeopled void Vedas voice warrior blood wedded Welfare of Cows WILLIAM womb words yearned youth
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