Bharathipura

by U.R. Ananthamurthy

Book Overview

First published in 1973, Bharathipura is about the practice of untouchability in a traditional society that is evolving into modernity through new economic forces brought in by a certain class of people. The story revolves around the life of an 'enlightened' modern Indian, Jagannatha. Violent and unexpected events follow Jagannatha's attempts to revolutionize everyone and everything by linking his own transformation to the changes he wishes to orchestrate...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198082029
• ISBN13: 9780198082026
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.6"