When Hoovayya and Ramayya return from their studies in the city to their ancestral home, much has changed, throwing the even tenor of village life out of joint. The entry of Subbamma, the young wife of much-married Chandrayya Godwa into the House of Kanooru, sets in motion an irrevocable chain of events which signify the coming of age of a resolutely traditional society. In this book, the epic conflicts of a decaying feudal order are seen through a multiplicity of characters, and voices that refuse to be silenced. This is a ultimately a moving tribute by one of Kannada's greatest writers to the spirit of modernity.
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K.V. Puttappa (Kuvempu), although there is no genre in literature which he did not enrich with his unique contribution, it is a great poet that he is mostly remembered as.
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Fathers and Sons in Rural India,
By Donald Sherman (shermado@141.com) (Berkeley, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: House of Kanooru (Paperback)
Written in 1934, The House of Kanooru is a powerful and universal story of family life and conflict in rural India. This book is a translation from its original language (Kannada) and has a genuine Indian (as opposed to Anglo-Indian) sensibility. The House of Kanooru explores the relationships between city and country, spirituality and superstition, men and women, masters and workers, and most importantly fathers and sons. Although many Kannada words (for food, birds,and religous rituals) are left untranslated, context almost always gives a general sense of meaning. The Kannada names of the many characters can be slightly confusing, but again context almost always supplies the key. This is a masterful book and is well worth the challenges it may present. There is also a brief introduction by Girish Karnad, who has made a well-received film version of the book (entitled Kanooru Heggadithi).
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A must read by everyone...,
By R. Prasanna Kumar "Mr. Prasanna Revan" (Bangalore, Karnataka INDIA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: House of Kanooru (Paperback)
This real master work is from a great writer of a southern Indian Language Kannada.I have read this several times. This book has changed the way I think and made me to think on each and every ignored detail of life (nature) which is presented as an true aesthetic phenomenon to enjoy. It forms as a life story in `Malenaadu' (Forest's hilly area) and grows with the personality of the hero.
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A must read by everyone...,
By R. Prasanna Kumar "Mr. Prasanna Revan" (Bangalore, Karnataka INDIA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: House of Kanooru (Paperback)
This real master work is from a great writer of a southern Indian Language Kannada.I have read this several times. This book has changed the way I think and made me to think on each and every ignored detail of life (nature) which is presented as an true aesthetic phenomenon to enjoy. It forms as a life story in `Malenaadu' (Forest's hilly area) and grows with the personality of the hero.
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