{"product_id":"beyond-desire-kiran-keshavamurthy-9780199467457","title":"Beyond Desire: Sexuality in Modern Tamil Literature","description":"Moving away from a dominant cultural equation of love, desire, and intimacy with marriage, Beyond Desire offers a radical view that reinstates the body as an enduring symbol of desire. Drawing on the works of seven twentieth-century male Tamil writers beginning with K.P. Rajagopalan, this book explores a spectrum of maleâfemale intimacies wherein desire, liberated from the sexual act, acquires its own creative agency. Through a reading of selected works of writers like T. Janakiraman, Karichan Kunju, Mauni, M.V. Venkatram, Dandapani Jeyakantan, and Tanjai Prakash, this book focuses on the category of the sensual that intertwines the sexual and other modes of relating to the world through spirituality, social reform, and artistic labour. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs most of these narratives are articulated through male characters, many of whom are torn between expressing their desire and preserving their religious integrity, the overarching mission remains rooted in discerning the shifts in male perception. The first book in English on modern Tamil literature, it offers alternative readings of sexualities that resist social and sexual definitions, and is a significant contribution to literary scholarship in Tamil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kiran Keshavamurthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0199467455\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780199467457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.80w x 0.90d","brand":"Kiran Keshavamurthy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064791707903,"sku":"9780199467457","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_23c2a603-0220-4d36-bbee-7add95d29ec5.jpg?v=1768671075","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-desire-kiran-keshavamurthy-9780199467457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}