# Kanthapura

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- Book: [Kanthapura](https://www.bookquiver.com/raja-rao/kanthapura) ([Kanthapura.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/raja-rao/kanthapura.md))
- Authors: [Raja Rao](https://www.bookquiver.com/raja-rao)
- Publisher: india_penguin_modern_classics
- ISBN: 978-01-4342-234-1
- Pages: 248
- Published: 2014-08-01
- Language: en_IN
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

‘The first literary manifesto to point to an Indian way of appropriating the English language’ -Guardian Regarded as the first major Indian novel in English, Kanthapura is the story of how Gandhi’s struggle for Independence came to a casteist south Indian village. Young Moorthy, back from the city, brimming with new ideas, seeks to cut across ancient barriers and unite the villagers in non-violent action. The story emerges through the eyes of a delightful old woman, who comments on the villagers’ actions with sharp-eyed wisdom, evoking the spirit of India’s traditional folk epics. ‘The finest novel to come out of India in recent years’ -E. M. Forster