{"product_id":"theft-of-a-tree-9780674295919","title":"Theft of a Tree","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNandi Timmana’s \u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e recounts how Krishna stole the wish-granting \u003ci\u003epārijāta\u003c\/i\u003e tree from the garden of Indra, king of the gods, to appease his wife Satyabhama. This is the first English translation of the poem, which prefigures the modern Telugu novel with its unprecedented narrative unity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the great Telugu classics, a work of stunning wit, playfulness, and passion. The elegant, readable, and careful translation—the first ever into English—captures the melody of the original Telugu, one of the most mellifluous of all South Asian languages. -- David Shulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is wonderful piece, but it’s not what you’re used to—unless you were born five hundred years ago, in a galaxy far, far away…I had a helluva time, rethinking everything, thanks to this book. -- Anthony Madrid * RHINO *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48735970951511,"sku":"9780674295919","price":16.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theft-of-a-tree-9780674295919","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}