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Kama Sutra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) Paperback - 2012
by Vatsyayana; A. N. Haksar (Translator); Malika Favre (Illustrator)
Little is known about Vatsyayana, who is reputed to have composed the "Kama Sutra" while observing a celibate's life in full meditation. This elegant deluxe edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece--and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles.
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A gorgeous deluxe edition of the world's most celebrated guide to life, love, relationships and pleasure.
Little is known about Vatsyayana, who is reputed to have composed the Kama Sutra "while observing a celibate's life in full meditation." In Sanskrit the word "kama" means desire, especially for sensual pleasure, and its proper pursuit was considered an essential part of a young, urbane gentleman's well-rounded education.
Untold numbers of readers are curious about the Kama Sutra but put off by its clichéd image as an erotic Oriental curiosity. This elegant edition offers a compelling modern translation of a classic Indian masterpiece-and a wry and entertaining account of human desire and foibles.
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- Title Kama Sutra: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
- Author Vatsyayana; A. N. Haksar (Translator); Malika Favre (Illustrator)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Deluxe
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group
- Date 2012-01-31
- ISBN 9780143106593 / 0143106597
- Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 in (21.08 x 13.72 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011043102
- Dewey Decimal Code 613.96
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"This clear and elegant new translation is the work of A. N. D. Haksar, a former Indian diplomat and a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics. It’s worth attending to, and not merely because Valentine’s Day is nearly here, and your partner might find this sleek new Penguin Classics edition an intellectual aphrodisiac, though it contains no erotic illustrations, except several sublime ones on its cover. (For a certain audience, all Penguin Classics are trance-inducing objects of lust.)"
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