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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... step down in dignity to drink and to lave themselves . Now , this bathing - place the friends had hit on was not one of the larger ones , full of offerings , re- nowned for its miracles , and thronged by noble and ... steps leading to the 9.
... step down in dignity to drink and to lave themselves . Now , this bathing - place the friends had hit on was not one of the larger ones , full of offerings , re- nowned for its miracles , and thronged by noble and ... steps leading to the 9.
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... steps leading up to the happy consummation . Shridaman was to retire entirely and await the issue ; Nanda for his part had first to open the affair to Bhavabhuti , Shridaman's father , and persuade him to undertake negotiations with the ...
... steps leading up to the happy consummation . Shridaman was to retire entirely and await the issue ; Nanda for his part had first to open the affair to Bhavabhuti , Shridaman's father , and persuade him to undertake negotiations with the ...
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... steps led down , admitted him into the heart of the house , the womb of the great Mother . At the foot of the steps he trembled and stag- gered back , his hands spread out against the two linga stones on either side . Kali's image was ...
... steps led down , admitted him into the heart of the house , the womb of the great Mother . At the foot of the steps he trembled and stag- gered back , his hands spread out against the two linga stones on either side . Kali's image was ...
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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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