{"product_id":"girls-for-sale-kanyasulkam-a-play-from-colonial-india-paperback","title":"Girls for Sale: Kanyasulkam: A Play from Colonial India - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGurajada Apparao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVelcheru Narayana Rao\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst staged in 1892, the South Indian play Girls for Sale (Kanyasulkam) is considered the greatest modern work of Telugu literature and the first major drama written in an Indian language that critiqued British colonialism's effects on Indian society. Filled with humor, biting social commentary, parody, and masquerade, the plot revolves around a clever courtesan, a young widow, and a very old man who wants to buy as his wife a very young girl. Velcheru Narayana Rao has prepared the first idiomatic English translation, with notes and a critical essay. Itself a masterpiece of Indian literature in translation, this edition makes Apparao's work available to new audiences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGurajada Apparao (1862-1915) is regarded as the father of modern Telugu literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVelcheru Narayana Rao is Krishnadevaraya Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.22 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454491836594,"sku":"9780253219138","price":46.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/add19dc7d96a53c58614e16ebeabbdd8_53d49518-dcf3-4615-9099-646f08de16c9.webp?v=1778852410","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/girls-for-sale-kanyasulkam-a-play-from-colonial-india-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}