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The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1933, and was written by mircea eliade. The main characters of this romance, cultural story are. Set in 1930s calcutta, this is a roman a clef of remarkable intimacy. Maitreyi devi lera delle masse the age of the masses. Only to express me the time infinite becomes finite the time that was behind. The main characters of this european literature, romanian literature story are allan, maitreyi devi. Maitreyi devi is especially poignant when she discusses her recollections of young love over the years and when she considers her former loves refusal to even respond to her inquiries. The jacket has light wear and a short tear at the upper back edge. In part a counter to eliades fantasies, the book is also a moving account of a first love fraught with cultural tensions, of false starts and lasting regrets. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. We are delivering some of our books from alternative locations, though others may be delayed. Not a denial as some have said, but a rejection of mirceas oversimplification of her part and her feelings in the whole story.

Book onebook twobook threebook fourglossary chicago, illinois. Set in 1930s calcutta, this semiautobiographical novel by the worldrenowned scholar mircea eliade details the passionate love affair of alain, a young. It catapulted her to fame and soon after, bagged her the prestigious sahitya akademi award. She wrote the novel in response to romanian philosopher mircea eliades. A romance and i started reading it in parallel with maitreyi. Proud of her intelligence, maitreyi devi s father had provided her with a fine and, for that time, remarkably liberal education and. After all, her first book of poems was published, with a preface by rabindranath tagore, when she was 16. A romance by devi, maitreyi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the.

It truly is a breathtaking book and it will leave you speechless. Maitreyi devi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The first edition of the novel was published in 1974, and was written by maitreyi devi. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 264 pages and is available in paperback format. Maitreyi ramakrishnan im a firm believer that sometimes you just have to be a potato, she says. Maitreyi devi has 11 books on goodreads with 4255 ratings. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was six. An engaging story from a talented and skillful poet, philosopher, and storyteller having her say about the tangled threads. She also denies that their affair led to beatings and disgrace. Devi, in my mind, is honestly like any teenager guy or girl, indian or not. More than forty years passed before devi read bengal nights, the novel eliade had fashioned out of their encounter, only to find small details and phrases, even her given name, bringing back episodes and feelings she had spent decades trying to forget. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the romance and the cultural tensions resulted from it. An indian writer gives her version of the romance which mircea eliade, the romanian writer, described in his novel, bengal nights. A romance, maitreyi devi is published by university of chicago press.

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I read this book after reading maitreyi devi s book na hanyate. The copies on the back of the two paperback editions read thus. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. Pdf rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and. Devi was not aware of the book and the name of main character being maitreyi while eliads name was changed to allan. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when. Given the cultural constraints, maitreyi devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and eliade during the latters sojourn in british india.

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