Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man
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"Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man" is the English translation of U. R. Ananthamurthy’s acclaimed Kannada novel, a landmark work of Indian literature that explores caste, tradition, and moral conflict in a Brahmin village.
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| Samskara: A Rite for a Dead Man canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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translated work ⓘ |
| author | U. R. Ananthamurthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Samskara (Kannada novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| culturalContext | post-independence India ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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philosophical novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Samskara (1970 Kannada film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiterarySignificance | considered a classic of modern Indian literature ⓘ |
| languageOfThisEdition | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Navya (modernist Kannada literature) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
caste
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moral conflict ⓘ tradition ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical examination of Brahmin orthodoxy
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landmark work of Indian literature ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Kannada ⓘ |
| setting | Brahmin village ⓘ |
| subject |
Hindu ritual
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individual conscience ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 20th century rural India ⓘ |
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