Title: The Sound of the kiss, or the story that must never be told
First published: 2002
Description: "Composed in the mid-sixteenth century, ...[this] could be considered the first novel written in South Asia...Employing the poetic style known as campu, which mixes verse and prose, Pingali Suranna's work transcends our notions of tranditionl narrative.... [This novel] is both a gripping love story and a profound meditation on mind nd language."--Back cover.
Subjects: Fiction, romance, general, South Asian Love stories, Translations into English, Telugu fiction, South Asian fiction, Romance fiction, 18.88 Dravidian languages
LC classification: PL4780.9.P49 K313 2002