Mandala: A Novel of India
Author: Pearl S. Buck
Translator: Jeong-tae Seo
Publisher: Gilsan
439 pages | 188*128mm
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About This Book
An India in transition is the setting for this tale of two cultures at
odds. By virtue of recent political events, Maharana Prince Jagat finds
himself stripped of his wealth and royal titles; yet his sense of
responsibility to his people remains intact. His wife, Moti, a passive
and accepting woman of tradition, is a dispassionate partner, willing to
resign herself to a life devoid of emotion. When news reaches the couple
that their only son, Jai, has been killed by the Chinese in a border
skirmish, an inconsolable Moti sends Jagat out to bring the boy's spirit
home. On the journey, the prince becomes involved with a beautiful and
mysterious young American woman. , Brooke Westley. Thus begins the fatal
attraction between Eastern and Western ways, one bound by rigid custom,
the other temptingly ripe with freethinking. The late was a talented and
prolific author (53 books). Her simple yet evocative language,
well-developed characters, and timeless plot make Mandala a fascinating
addition to the fiction shelf.
Pearl S. Buck was born in West Virginia and taken to China before the
turn of the century. She began writing while in China and publishing her
first novel shortly after returning to this country. Ms. Buck won the
Pulitzer Prize in 1932 for The Good Earth and the Noble Prize in
Literature in 1938.
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