Theft of a Tree: A Tale by the Court Poet of the Vijayanagara Empire - Murty Classical Library of India - Nandi Timmana - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674295919 - February 13, 2024
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Theft of a Tree: A Tale by the Court Poet of the Vijayanagara Empire - Murty Classical Library of India


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Nandi Timmana’s Theft of a Tree recounts how Krishna stole the wish-granting parijata tree from the garden of Indra, king of the gods, to appease his wife Satyabhama. This is the first English translation of the poem, which prefigures the modern Telugu novel with its unprecedented narrative unity.


224 pages

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released February 13, 2024
ISBN13 9780674295919
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 224
Dimensions 204 × 132 × 18 mm   ·   194 g
Language English  
Translator Kamath, Harshita Mruthinti
Translator Narayana Rao, Velcheru

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