{"product_id":"the-story-of-manu-allasani-peddana-9780674427761","title":"The Story of Manu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe literary jewel of Telegu civilization, translated for the first time into any language.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eManucaritramu\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Manu\u003c\/i\u003e, by the early sixteenth-century poet Allasani Peddana, is the definitive literary monument of Telugu civilization and a powerful embodiment of the imperial culture of Vijayanagara, the last of the great premodern south Indian states. It is the story of Svarochisha Manu, who ruled over the previous cosmic age and who serves here as prototype for the first human being. Peddana explores the dramatic displacements, imaginative projections, and intricate workings of desire necessary for Manu's birth and formation. \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Manu\u003c\/i\u003e is also a book about kingship and its exigencies at the time of Krishnadevaraya, the most powerful of the Vijayanagara rulers, who was a close friend and patron of the poet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Story of Manu\u003c\/i\u003e, presented in the Telugu script alongside the first translation into any language, is a true masterpiece of early modern south Indian literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Allasani Peddana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674427769\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674427761\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/24\/2015 pg. 64","brand":"Allasani Peddana","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443608662271,"sku":"9780674427761","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1d458f5c-5572-4450-9a75-3e0abd4a624a.jpg?v=1777206598","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-story-of-manu-allasani-peddana-9780674427761","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}