The first edition of the novel was published in january 1st 1933, and was written by mircea eliade. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. We are delivering some of our books from alternative locations, though others may be delayed. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in when mircea eliade came to calcutta to study with her father. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was six. It catapulted her to fame and soon after, bagged her the prestigious sahitya akademi award.
Book onebook twobook threebook fourglossary chicago, illinois. The book was published in multiple languages including romanian, consists of 200 pages and is available in paperback format. Our book servers spans in multiple countries, allowing you to get the most less latency time to download any of our books like this one. In 1974, devi s semiautobiographical novel in bengali albeit with a sanskrit title na hanyate was published. 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. In part a counter to eliades fantasies, the book is also. Set in 1930s calcutta, this semiautobiographical novel by the worldrenowned scholar mircea eliade details the passionate love affair of alain, a young. 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.
Free download or read online maitreyi pdf epub book. It changes your views on life, intimacy and everything, really. A romance and i started reading it in parallel with maitreyi. Pdf rewriting the colonial story in mircea eliades maitreyi and. After all, her first book of poems was published, with a preface by rabindranath tagore, when she was 16.
A romance new edition by devi, maitreyi, devi, maitreyi isbn. She wrote in despairing terms, look at the prank fate has. The writer received sahitya akademi award for this novel in 1976. Devi, in my mind, is honestly like any teenager guy or girl, indian or not. The first edition of the novel was published in 1974, and was written by maitreyi devi. First university of chicago press edition first thus number line with the one present. Given the cultural constraints, maitreyi devi denied claims of a sexual affair between her and eliade during the latters sojourn in british india. It truly is a breathtaking book and it will leave you speechless. Only to express me the time infinite becomes finite the time that was behind. In part a counter to eliades fantasies, the book is also a moving account of a first love. An indian writer gives her version of the romance which mircea eliade, the romanian writer, described in his novel, bengal nights. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. She also denies that their affair led to beatings and disgrace. The copies on the back of the two paperback editions read thus.
Maitreyi devi lera delle masse the age of the masses. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Devi was not aware of the book and the name of main character being maitreyi while eliads name was changed to allan. Proud of her intelligence, maitreyi devi s father had provided her with a fine and, for that time, remarkably liberal education and encouraged. I read this book after reading maitreyi devi s book na hanyate. Precocious, a poet, a philosophers daughter, maitreyi devi was sixteen years old in 1930 when.
Set in 1930s calcutta, this is a roman a clef of remarkable intimacy. This is a wonderful novel on young love and its aftermath. A romance by devi, maitreyi and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Maitreyi devi has 11 books on goodreads with 4255 ratings. To tell about the literary value, i have to tell the fluency and the storytelling style of the novel. Read together with eliades bengal nights, devi s romance is a powerful study of what happens when the oppositions between innocence and experience, enchantment and disillusion, and cultural difference and colonial arrogance collide. Maitreyi devi project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. More than forty years passed before devi read bengal nights, the novel. 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. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders.
She wrote the novel in response to romanian philosopher mircea eliades. Proud of her intelligence, maitreyi devi s father had provided her with a fine and, for that time, remarkably liberal education and. The jacket has light wear and a short tear at the upper back edge. The main characters of this european literature, romanian literature story are allan, maitreyi devi. A romance, was written as a response to bengal nights, and maitreyi devi described the. 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. It tells of the painful romance, of the life she lived after it and of her pilgrimage to confront the past over a book strewn library table. The main characters of this romance, cultural story are. A romance, maitreyi devi is published by university of chicago press. Pdf maitreyi book by mircea eliade free download 200 pages. The chicago distribution center is temporarily closed.
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