Shilappadikaram (The Ankle Bracelet) by Ilango Adigal

Shilappadikaram (The Ankle Bracelet)

Ilango Adigal

224 pages first pub 171 (editions)

nonfiction classics challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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The peerless young Kôvalan leaves his loyal wife Kannaki for the courtesan Mâdhavi, and though he returns to her, he still meets his death because of her ill-omened ankle bracelet. The Shilappadikaram has been called an epic and even a novel, but ...

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