The Serpent and the Rope

The Serpent and the Rope
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher:
Total Pages: 426
Release: 1963
Genre: Culture conflict
ISBN:

About the marriage of Rama, a young Brahmin doing graduate work in France, to Madeleine, an ethereal French college teacher, some six years his senior. In her eagerness to attain Eastern wisdom, Madeleine first casts her husband in the role of guru. Later, as her "saintliness" (or madness) progresses, she transcends the need for human companionship, leaving Rama free to pursue his own search for self-awareness.

Kanthapura

Kanthapura
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
Total Pages: 268
Release: 1963
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780811201681

Raja Rao's Kanthapura is one of the finest novels to come out of mid-twentieth century India.

The Fiction of Raja Rao

The Fiction of Raja Rao
Author: Mittapalli Rajeshwar
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Dist
Total Pages: 292
Release: 2001
Genre: Authors, Indic
ISBN: 9788126900183

Raja Rao Is One Of The Triumvirate Of The Pioneering Indian Novelists In English. His Contribution To The Growth Of The English Novel In India Is Enormous. Each One Of His Novels Is A Trendsetter. Kanthapura, For Instance, Demonstrates How The English Language Can Be Used To Tell A Typically Indian Story Without Violating The Native Speech Rhythms And His The Serpent And The Rope Gave A New Direction To The Indian Novel In English By Philosophising It. His Range And Vision Transcend All Barriers. He Used The Fictional Medium To Portray His Patriotic And Philosophical Concerns In A Masterly Way.In This Volume, An Attempt Has Been Made To Assess Raja Rao S Novels And Short Stories In Terms Of His, Philosophy, Vision, Style, Themes And Techniques. It Is Hoped That Raja Rao Scholars Across The Globe Will Find The Book Irresistible.

The Serpent and the Rope

The Serpent and the Rope
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 567
Release: 2014-08-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9351188019

Rama, a young scholar, meets Madeleine at a university in France. Though they seem to be made for each other, both alike in temperament and character, at times they are divided, a huge gulf separating them. Rama’s trip back to India for his father’s illness forcibly reminds him of the underlying contrasts between India and Europe, and of a certain conflict between them in himself. When he returns to France, Rama and Madeleine must face the problems in their marriage. Can they preserve their identities, or must one sacrifice one’s inheritance to make the relationship a success?

Meaning of India

Meaning of India
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: India Penguin Modern Classics
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2020-08-24
Genre: Philosophy
ISBN: 9780143448600

First published in 1996 when he was eighty-eight years old, this selection of nearly six decades of Raja Rao's non-fiction is an audacious contemplation on the deeper significance of India. A combination of fables, journeys, discussions and meditations, The Meaning of India advances the view that India is not just a geographical entity, or even a civilization-state. India is, above all, a metaphysic, a way of being and regarding the self and the world. Drawing on a wide range of sources-including the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Gita, the Buddha, Sankara, Bhartrihari, Kalidasa, Dostoevsky, Valéry, Rilke, Mann and Mallarmé-as also meetings with Gandhi, Nehru, Forster and Malraux, Rao teases out the implications of Advaita or non-dualism, which he regards as India's unique contribution to the world.

Collected Stories

Collected Stories
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 389
Release: 2015-02-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9351188043

This collection of Raja Rao’s short fiction traverses the entire span of his literary career. These vibrant stories reveal his deep understanding of village life and his passion for India’s freedom struggle, and showcase his experimentation with form and style. They range from ones written by a struggling young writer to those of later years, displaying a mature, stylistic formalism.

The Cat and Shakespeare

The Cat and Shakespeare
Author: Raja Rao
Publisher: South Asia Books
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1987
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9788122201239

Raja Rao

Raja Rao
Author: Letizia Alterno
Publisher: Cambridge India
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2011
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 8175966270

Raja Rao, Indo-English novelist.