<p>Made into a powerful, award-winning film in 1970, this important Kannada novel of the sixties has received widespread acclaim from both critics and general readers since its first publication in 1965. As a religious novel about a decaying brahmin colony in the south Indian village of Karnataka, Samskara serves as an allegory rich in realistic detail, a contemporary reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths, and a serious, poetic study of a religious man living in a community of priests gone to seed.  A death which stands as the central event in the plot brings in its wake a plague, many more deaths, live questions with only dead answers, moral chaos, and the rebirth of one man.  The volume provides a useful glossary of Hindu myths, customs, Indian names, flora, and other terms.  Notes and an afterword enhance the self-contained, faithful, and yet readable translation.</p>

Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Three Crowns)

U.R. Anantha Murthy

Literature & Fiction

Oxford University Press

<p>Is both a religious novel (about a decaying Brahmin colony in a south Indian village) and a contemporary poetic reworking of ancient Hindu themes and myths. Its central event is a death, which brings in its wake a plague, moral chaos, and a rebirth.</p>

Samskara: A Rite of a Dead Man

Contemporary

Available in English translation, this book is one of a collection of leading Indian post-independence novels. Each text is supported with an introduction and either detailed footnotes or a glossary as appropriate. Publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of Indian independence.

Bharathipura (Modern Indian Novels in Translation)

South Asia Books

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Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man (Three Crowns)

Samskara: A Rite of a Dead Man

Bharathipura (Modern Indian Novels in Translation)