The monkey grammarian
by Paz, Octavio
Hanumān, the red-faced monkey chief and ninth grammarian of Hindu mythology, is the protagonist of this dazzling narrative--a mind-journey to the temple city of Galta in India and the occasion for Octavio Paz, the celebrated Mexican poet and essayist, to explore the nature of naming and knowing, time and reality, and fixity and decay.
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- Full title :The monkey grammarian / Octavio Paz ; translated by Helen Lane.
Summary
Hanumān, the red-faced monkey chief and ninth grammarian of Hindu mythology, is the protagonist of this dazzling narrative--a mind-journey to the temple city of Galta in India and the occasion for Octavio Paz, the celebrated Mexican poet and essayist, to explore the nature of naming and knowing, time and reality, and fixity and decay.
Read More ↓Edition Statements
- Publication Date:1990
- Edition:1st Arcade ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Arcade Pub
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1990
Notes
"Originally published in Spain in Editorial Seix Barral, S.A., under the title El Mono Gramático"--Title page verso.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781611454819, 1611454816
- oclc:ocn798916885
- LC Classification:PQ7297.P285
- Dewey Decimal:864
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