The Hill of Devi: An Englishman serving at the Court of a Maharaja
Forster, E. M.
ISBN 10: 1780601603 ISBN 13: 9781780601601
Edité par Eland Publishing Ltd, 2022
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2022. paperback. Good copy. Covers showing light shelf wear and age, remains a very good copy. . . . . N° de réf. du vendeur KAC0005734
Synopsis :
The novelist E M Forster opens the door on life in a remote Maharajah’s court in the early twentieth century. Through letters from his time visiting and working there as the Maharajah’s private secretary, he introduces us to a fourteenth-century political system where the young Maharajah of Devas, ‘certainly a genius and possibly a saint’, led a state centred on spiritual aspirations.
A loving and affectionate portrait of a forgotten world, The Hill of Devi chronicles Forster’s infatuation and exasperation, fascination and amusement at this idiosyncratic court. He leads us with him to its heart and the eight-day festival of Gokul Ashtami, marking the birth of Krishna, where we see His Highness Maharajah Sir Tukoji Rao III dancing before the altar ‘like David before the Ark’.
À propos de l'auteur: Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 7 June 1970) was an English fiction writer, essayist and librettist
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Titre : The Hill of Devi: An Englishman serving at ...
Éditeur : Eland Publishing Ltd
Date d'édition : 2022
Reliure : Couverture souple
Etat : Very Good