Description

Book Synopsis
The romance Lilavai, an early ninth-century poem attributed to Kouhala, is a complexly woven narrative of love and fate centered on three young women: Lilavai, princess of today’s Sri Lanka, and her cousins Mahanumai and Kuvalaavali. A new edition of the Prakrit text, presented in the Devanagari script, accompanies a new English prose translation.

Lilavai

    Product form

    £26.96

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £29.95 – you save £2.99 (9%)

    Order before 4pm tomorrow for delivery by Fri 7 Aug 2026.

    A Hardback by Kouhala, Andrew Ollett

    10 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Lilavai by Kouhala

      Publisher: Harvard University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 05/01/2021
      ISBN13: 9780674247598, 978-0674247598
      ISBN10: 0674247590

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The romance Lilavai, an early ninth-century poem attributed to Kouhala, is a complexly woven narrative of love and fate centered on three young women: Lilavai, princess of today’s Sri Lanka, and her cousins Mahanumai and Kuvalaavali. A new edition of the Prakrit text, presented in the Devanagari script, accompanies a new English prose translation.

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account