
The Sacred Wordsmith
Writing and the Word
Raja Rao(Author)
Penguin (Publisher)
Published on 7. November 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-0-14-344862-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Sacred Wordsmith compiles the best of Raja Rao's writings, including his autobiographical Prefaces and Introductions. The volume puts together several of his noted acceptance speeches, including those for the Sahitya Akademi Award and Neustadt International Prize, and other famous pieces, such as 'The World is Sound', 'The Word', 'Why Do You Write?', 'The West Discovers Sanskrit', 'The English Language and Us', and 'The Story Round, Around Kanthapura', a fascinating, unpublished account of the makings of his famous first novel.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
India
Publishing group
Penguin Random House India
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 211 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-344862-4 (9780143448624)
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Person
Raja Rao, a path-breaker of Indian writing in English, was born in Hassan, Mysore. He has been awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Neustadt International Prize for Literature.