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Raja Rao (8 November 1908 – 8 July 2006) was an Indian-American writer of English-language novels and short stories, whose works are deeply rooted in metaphysics.
Hace 5 días · Raja Rao (born November 8, 1908, Hassan, Mysore [now Karnataka], India—died July 8, 2006, Austin, Texas, U.S.) was an author who was among the most significant Indian novelists writing in English during the middle decades of the 20th century.
4 de oct. de 2023 · Raja Rao’s legacy in Indian literature is marked by his groundbreaking contributions and his ability to carve a distinct space for Indian writing in English. He paved the way for future generations of writers to explore their own cultural imaginations while engaging with the English language.
Raja Rao was one of the most prominent writers in 20th-century India, known for his novels and short stories. The critic Ivar Ivask said his “greatest achievement [was] the perfection of the metaphysical novel.” Rao was born in Hassan (now Karnataka), South India in 1908.
15 de jul. de 2006 · Raja Rao, an internationally renowned novelist who was among the first major Indian writers to cajole the English language into conveying the distinctive cadences of his native country, died on...
8 de jul. de 2006 · Raja Rao (Kannada: ರಾಜ ರಾವ್) has long been recognised as "a major novelist of our age." His five earlier novels— Kanthapura (1932), The Serpent and the Rope (1960), The Cat and Shakespeare (1965), Comrade Kirillov (1976) and The Chessmaster and His Moves (1988)—and three collections of short stories— The Cow of ...
Raja Rao. “ [ Raja Rao is] perhaps the most brilliant—and certainly the most interesting—writer of modern India.” —Santha Rama Rau, as quoted in “The Quality of Presence” ( WLT 62, Autumn 1988) Raja Rao (1908–2006) was born in Hassan, in what is now Karnataka in South India.
