{"product_id":"theft-of-a-tree-nandi-timmana-9780674245891","title":"Theft of a Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thousand-year-old story of Krishna and his wife Satyabhama retold by the most famous court poet of the Vijayanagara Empire.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLegend has it that the sixteenth-century Telugu poet Nandi Timmana composed \u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e, or \u003ci\u003ePārijātāpaharaṇamu\u003c\/i\u003e, which he based on a popular millennium-old tale, to help the wife of Krishnadevaraya, king of the south Indian Vijayanagara Empire, win back her husband's affections. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e recounts how Krishna stole the \u003ci\u003epārijāta\u003c\/i\u003e, a wish-granting tree, from the garden of Indra, king of the gods. Krishna does so to please his favorite wife, Satyabhama, who is upset when he gifts his chief queen a single divine flower. After battling Indra, Krishna plants the tree for Satyabhama--but she must perform a rite temporarily relinquishing it and her husband to enjoy endless happiness. The poem's narrative unity, which was unprecedented in the literary tradition, prefigures the modern Telugu novel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheft of a Tree\u003c\/i\u003e is presented here in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nandi Timmana\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 067424589X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674245891\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 02\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.80w x 1.20d","brand":"Nandi Timmana","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43986593644799,"sku":"9780674245891","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8406e20c-db97-4dcb-8436-960b783a4b5a.jpg?v=1683284274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theft-of-a-tree-nandi-timmana-9780674245891","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}