{"product_id":"u-r-ananthamurthy","title":"The Essential U.R Ananthamurthy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Essential U. R. Ananthamurthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis a five-part compendium of select fictional and non-fictional works, poetry, and autobiographical writings from one of India’s most illustrious and outspoken writers. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe section ‘Novels’ portrays characters in conflict with tradition, idealism, and modernity in a rapidly changing independent India through excerpts from powerful novels such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSamskara, Bharathipura, Avasthe, and Bhava.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Poetry’ presents five evocative poems on the themes of power and politics. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Short Stories’ highlights the chief themes that preoccupied Ananthamurthy—the constraints of the traditional order, the cultural dominance of the West, the sinister workings of power, and the creativity of political dissent. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Essays and Speeches’ captures the range and depth of Ananthamurthy’s democratic imagination through his writings on cultural identity and literature, community and creativity, linguistic and nationalist politics, and on figures such as Mahatma Gandhi and Ram Manohar Lohia. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd,the final section, ‘Memoirs’, gathers Ananthamurthy’s memories of family, friendships, work, and travel from the different phases of his life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eEssential U. R. Ananthamurthy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eoffers a rich glimpse into the mind of one of modern India’s most profound writers and thinkers and demonstrates why Ananthamurthy’s works will endure for generations to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"U.R. Ananthamurthy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45256307769391,"sku":"9789393852908","price":899.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/6428\/9071\/files\/9789393852908.jpg?v=1777363549","url":"https:\/\/lunabooks.in\/products\/u-r-ananthamurthy","provider":"Luna Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}