Lore and Legends of Kerala

ISBN-13: 9780195698893

Kotaratthil Sankunni

Opis

Lore and Legends of Kerala is a distillation of 48 of the most sparkling of the 800 or so stories that form Aithihyamala, the definitive collection of the myths and social history of Kerala. A representative selection of the themes and stories of this classic work, this book includes illustrations by two of Kerala's leading artists.

O autorze

Kottarathil Sankunni (1855-1957) had no formal schooling and studied Sanskrit classics and ayurvedic treatises for many years. His real name was Vasudevan Unni and his work spans a variety of genres. He taught at a seminary school at Kottayam and was later the first poetry editor of the newspaper Malayala Manorama. T.C. Narayanan has had a successful corporate career in India and abroad. He has published a biography of a time gone by called Ettukettu Stories and has also translated extended excerpts from A Midsummer Night's Dream into Malayalam for a travelling RADA performance sponsored by the British Council (both in 2006). This is his first full-length translation into English.