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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cried Sita through her tears . “ If you could do that , if you could cancel these
frightful deeds and give me back husband and friend so that all were as before —
how would I bless you ! I would even control my dreams and the words of them so
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cried Sita through her tears . “ If you could do that , if you could cancel these
frightful deeds and give me back husband and friend so that all were as before —
how would I bless you ! I would even control my dreams and the words of them so
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The blessing of the sword infallibly performed its office — that and the divine
name which Sita , her voice breaking with joy , cried out three times in each case
. Each with his head in its place , without mark or scar the youths rose before her .
The blessing of the sword infallibly performed its office — that and the divine
name which Sita , her voice breaking with joy , cried out three times in each case
. Each with his head in its place , without mark or scar the youths rose before her .
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Bring on the swords , ” cried Nanda . " I am ready for the fray , and find it is a just
solution to our rivalry . It is just , because in the process of adaptation of our
bodies to our heads , our arms have come to be of almost equal strength — yours
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Bring on the swords , ” cried Nanda . " I am ready for the fray , and find it is a just
solution to our rivalry . It is just , because in the process of adaptation of our
bodies to our heads , our arms have come to be of almost equal strength — yours
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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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