Cuckold by Kiran Nagarkar

Read and Download Ebook Cuckold... Cuckold Kiran Nagarkar PDF File: Cuckold... 1 Read and Download Ebook Cuckold... Cuckold Kiran Nagarkar Cuckold Kiran Nagarkar The time is early 16th century. The Rajput kingdom of Mewar is at the height of its power. It is locked in war with the Sultanates of Delhi, Gujarat and Malwa. But there is another deadly battle being waged within Mewar itself. who will inherit the throne after the death of the Maharana? The course of history, not just of Mewar but of the whole of India, is about to be changed forever. At the centre of Cuckold is the narrator, heir apparent of Mewar, who questions the codes, conventions and underlying assumptions of the feudal world of which he is a part, a world in which political and personal conduct are dictated by values of courage, valour and courtesy; and death is preferable to dishonour. A quintessentially Indian story, Cuckold has an immediacy and appeal that are truely universal. Cuckold Details Date : Published January 1st 1997 by Harper Collins Publishers ISBN : 9788172232573 Author : Kiran Nagarkar Format : Hardcover 609 pages Genre : Fiction, Cultural, India, Historical, Historical Fiction, Asian Literature, Indian Literature Download Cuckold ...pdf Read Online Cuckold ...pdf Download and Read Free Online Cuckold Kiran Nagarkar PDF File: Cuckold... 2 Read and Download Ebook Cuckold... From Reader Review Cuckold for online ebook Maura Finkelstein says This book is incredible. At times I found the extensive descriptions of medieval Rajput warfare a bit obtuse and exhausting, but that is most likely because I was eager to get back to the sex and scandal. Go figure... Nagarkar created magic out of legend and folklore and brought to life some of the most well know historical figures in Indian history...I have always enjoyed the story of Meerabai for the obvious reasons (tough 16th century feminist and all that), but found my affections completely manipulated by Nagarkar's alternative narrative. I was sad to leave his world and return to mine... Prajakta Shikarkhane says What this book is not... 'A refined Mills and boon story'! Nagarkar beautifully weaves the historical context of 16th century Hindustan. Power, war, love, betrayal, morality and nuggets of philosophical debates - all make for a heady read! Naeem says While Ravan and Eddie and God's Little Soldier have a frenetic energy -- the former's dominant tone being humor, the latter's serious urgency, but both having both -- the prose and tone in Cuckold is sustained, tempered, and reflective. Form follows function, or in writing one might say that form follows content. The setting is 16th century India. The book are the memoir of a young first born prince of Mewar. The Portuguese are in the background, but the book focuses on the inner workings of the palace and on the wars with neighboring states. Babur, originator of the Mughal dynasty, and his memoir, Baburnama are central to the consciousness of the young prince and to the book itself. Its too early for me to formulate a deeper impression of this book. I will come back later in the summer for that. But it is not too early to give a few impressions. First, and foremost, the book captured me. I was there with Maharaj Kumar: in Mewar, in the palaces, in his family life, in his head, and worried for him. The book transported me to a different time and place -- indeed a crucial time in the history of India. I have never not been interested in the history of South Asia (its "home" after all), but sometimes home is the last thing you want to study. For the first time, I thought: "MUST study this history." Second, you cannot escape Nagarkar's philosophizing (not that I want to), since I think one of the challenges he sets up for himself in each of his books is the following: how to get at the knottiest problems of life while using simple prose, beautiful language, all contextualized in a deep narrative ("deep groove", I would say if this were music). The reader is invited to think hard with Nagarkar and his characters. The invitation is easy to accept, as is the hard thinking. Third, three books, three different styles. That I find rather astounding. And all taking risks. PDF File: Cuckold... 3 Read and Download Ebook Cuckold... Finally (for the moment), I want to say that this is truly an important book. I want to spell out the 17 reasons why I think this is so. But I cannot at the moment. Later perhaps. I think this one will stand the test of time as a "great" work. It changes things -- not just about what it means for something to be a novel, or a historical novel. I think it changes things about how we view the significance of Indian history itself. It is one thing to work against what some of us call Eurocentricism. Another to produce the work that makes both Eurocentricism and fighting Eurocentricism seem irrelevant. I think I want to say that this book is a congealed act -- an act of great relevance. If you want to read a interview with Kiran Nagarkar, you can do so here: http://www.anothersubcontinent.com/kn... Tanuj Solanki says Dumped after 23 pages. It wastes 23 pages actually. The setting is 16th century, and Nagarkar writes sentences like - "I think he got the drift..." - "Must have cost you an arm and a leg." - "He had a point there..." I mean, Mr. Nagarkar, you can't even hint at slang when you're writing Historical Fiction in a foreign language. Know that. Akshay Dasgupta says Okay, this was like the Indian version of 'Game of Thrones' only much shorter and cleaner. I knew from the beginning that I was going to like this book because, firstly, it is a historical fiction and secondly because it is a story of my all time favorite holiday destination - Rajasthan. There is something about Rajasthan (perhaps the rich history and heritage - as reflected in this book) that attracts me towards the place. This book is good recollection of the splendor and might of the Mewar kingdom. Like most historical fiction books, it has information regarding wars lost and won, kings slain and kingdoms lost and annexed. However, what I most liked about this book is the bitter sweet / love hate relations between the Maharaja Kumar, The Little Saint and the Flautist. The writer has described these relationships in such a delicate and humorous manner, I could re-read the chapters over and over again. Highly recommended for any historical fiction lover ! Madhulika Liddle says In the early 16th century, the powerful Rajput kingdom of Mewar was ruled from Chittor, its sovereign lord the one-eyed, one-armed, battle-scarred Rana Sanga. His heir apparent, the Maharaj Kumar, was a man history has pretty much forgotten: Bhoj Raj. But Bhoj Raj’s wife was a legend, a woman who even today is celebrated in Indian literature, in popular culture and music and religious tradition: the Bhakti poetess, Meera PDF File: Cuckold... 4 Read and Download Ebook Cuckold... Bai. Meera Bai, so deeply devoted to the deity Krishna, that she considered herself part of him… thus making of her husband a cuckold. To be cuckolded by a god is poor consolation. Kiran Nagarkar’s engrossing Cuckold, winner of the Sahitya Akademi Award for Best Novel in English in 2000, is the story of Bhoj Raj. It is also, of course, the story—to some extent—of Meera Bai, of Rana Sanga, even of Babar, who arrived in India in 1526 and changed the politics of the land forever. But all of these are peripheral characters in Nagarkar’s book; its central character is the Maharaj Kumar, a man pulled in many directions, torn apart by love, frustration, lust, loneliness, and more. Through chapters that alternate between a first person narrative (from the Maharaj Kumar’s point of view) and a third person narrative, Nagarkar builds up layers of relationships. Between father and sons, one favoured and spoiled, the other trying to help but constantly pushed away because of a manipulative stepmother who has an inexorable hold on the father. Between a man and the wife who tells him, on their wedding night, that she is betrothed to another. Between a man and a woman who has been both his wet nurse as well as the woman to whom he lost his virginity. Relationships, too, between King and ministers, between rulers of different states. Between Gods and their worshippers. Between a man and his own self. This is a very impressive book, gripping at different levels. Whether it's political intrigue, personal politics, or a man’s mad desire to somehow make his wife love him, Nagarkar weaves an intricate tale that draws you in. Unforgettable. If there’s anything that detracts from the experience, it’s the occasional use of jarringly modern language in places. Words like TB or bloke, or idioms like Get him on the double and giving someone the third degree just don't fit in with what is otherwise mostly a rich, somewhat old-fashioned style that’s very suited to the subject. And there are the (admittedly obscure, but still) anachronisms: the frequent mentions of everything from custard apples to red chillies to corn, none of which were known in India at the time. Despite that, however, a memorable book. Khushwant Singh regarded Cuckold as the best novel written by an Indian. I wouldn't go so far as to label it that, but it's certainly one of the most impressive novels written by an Indian in English that I've read.

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