Lilavai

by Kouhala

Women's voices and their desires are in the spotlight in this celebrated ninth-century Prakrit romance, set in modern-day coastal Andhra Pradesh.

The Prakrit romance Lilavai, an early ninth-century poem attributed to Kouhala and set in modern-day coastal Andhra Pradesh, is the most celebrated work in the genre. Complexly narrated in the alternating voices of its heroines and heroes and featuring a cast of semi-divine and magical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674247590
• ISBN13: 9780674247598
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.4" x 8.0"