Description: Theft of a Tree, by the sixteenth-century poet Nandi Timmana, recounts how Krishna stole the pārijāta, a wish-granting tree, from the king of the gods. Krishna gifts the tree to his wife Satyabhama--who must temporarily relinquish it to enjoy endless happiness. The text is presented in the Telugu script alongside the first English translation.
Brief description: Velcheru Narayana Rao is the Krishnadevaraya Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Review Quotes: Theft of a Tree is wonderful piece, but it's not what you're used to--unless you were born five hundred years ago, in a galaxy far, far away...I had a helluva time, rethinking everything, thanks to this book.--Anthony Madrid "RHINO" (8/1/2022 12:00:00 AM)