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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
Devi (1914-1990), though best known as a poet, ironically takes fewer artistic liberties than Eliade (see above) in her plainly autobiographical account of their relationship. "Why did you not write the truth, Mircea?" she asks no one in particular, describing the complex and lasting pain that his book--in which her real name was used and in which she was portrayed as a flirtatious, sex-minded character who came to his bed frequently--has caused her. She tells how she has had to keep the novel--though filled with "lies"--a secret from her family and her husband. Devi's story, more true-to-life, is less predictably patterned than Eliade's; her account of her confused feelings toward him is less polished. Devi tells of her meeting with Eliade for the first (and only) time after the end of their romance; as a much older woman aware of her mortality, she moves us with her description of Eliade's resigned sense of meaninglessness in the world, and with her own "tiny bird of hope."
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
Eliade met Devi in 1930 when he was working for Devi's father in Calcutta. Eliade, a Christian European who became a religion scholar, was invited to live in Devi's Hindu upper-caste household in order to experience the true India. The two young people, both well educated but separated by seven chronological years and many cultural lightyears, fell in love. Her parents intervened to break up the relationship, which persisted in their hearts. Bengal Nights, originally published in 1933, is Eliade's fictionalized, somewhat erotic version of the affair. Devi, who did not read it until 40 years later, responded with It Does Not Die. The stories, which must be read together, provide a wonderful study in contrasting cultures as well as an engaging love story. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
Ann Irvine, Montgomery, Ct.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Devi (1914-1990), though best known as a poet, ironically takes fewer artistic liberties than Eliade (see above) in her plainly autobiographical account of their relationship. "Why did you not write the truth, Mircea?" she asks no one in particular, describing the complex and lasting pain that his book--in which her real name was used and in which she was portrayed as a flirtatious, sex-minded character who came to his bed frequently--has caused her. She tells how she has had to keep the novel--though filled with "lies"--a secret from her family and her husband. Devi's story, more true-to-life, is less predictably patterned than Eliade's; her account of her confused feelings toward him is less polished. Devi tells of her meeting with Eliade for the first (and only) time after the end of their romance; as a much older woman aware of her mortality, she moves us with her description of Eliade's resigned sense of meaninglessness in the world, and with her own "tiny bird of hope."
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Library Journal
Eliade met Devi in 1930 when he was working for Devi's father in Calcutta. Eliade, a Christian European who became a religion scholar, was invited to live in Devi's Hindu upper-caste household in order to experience the true India. The two young people, both well educated but separated by seven chronological years and many cultural lightyears, fell in love. Her parents intervened to break up the relationship, which persisted in their hearts. Bengal Nights, originally published in 1933, is Eliade's fictionalized, somewhat erotic version of the affair. Devi, who did not read it until 40 years later, responded with It Does Not Die. The stories, which must be read together, provide a wonderful study in contrasting cultures as well as an engaging love story. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.
Ann Irvine, Montgomery, Ct.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Editorial Reviews
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