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A Life in the World : U.R. Ananthamurthy in Conversation with Chandan Gowda

By U. R. Ananthamurthy| Chandan Gowda

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About the book

A fascinating portrait of the life and ideas of the great Indian writer and public intellectual, U.R. Ananthamurthy. Between 2012 and 2013, Ananthamurthy shared his personal experiences in a series of lively conversations with academic and writer Chandan Gowda, and reflected on issues that would preoccupy him until the end. Besides the vivid accounts of his childhood, friendships, the evolution of his intellectual life, and public involvements, his passionate ideas on tradition, on India’s political culture, and on language and writing make the conversations an engaging and valuable document. A Life in the World — perhaps the first exercise of its kind done with an Indian writer — will enthral both general readers as well as admirers of Ananthamurthy’s works.

Pages: 204

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

U. R. Ananthamurthy

U.R. ANANTHAMURTHY (1932-2014) is one of India’s greatest literary figures and public intellectuals. His publications include novels, short stories, poetry, translations and essays in literary and cultural criticism. He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan and the Jnanpith Award.

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Chandan Gowda

Chandan Gowda teaches at Azim Premji University. He is also a translator, and a columnist with Bangalore Mirror and Deccan Herald.

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This book is Ananthamurthy’s attempt to cross the barriers of mortality and talk to the coming generations of Indians. - ASHIS NANDY

I have not seen a more comprehensive conversation with an Indian writer ... there is hardly any aspect of Ananthamurthy’s life, thought and work that escapes the interviewer’s careful scrutiny - K. SATCHIDANANDAN

These conversations take us deep into the ecology of emancipatory thought in which U.R. Ananthamurthy was firmly rooted - GOPAL GURU

Chandan Gowda gently yet rigorously coaxes Ananthamurthy to peel back layers of time, ideas and feeling, with every breath revealing the grandeur of his mind - T.M. KRISHNA

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