Kanthapura

New York: New Directions, 1967. 11th Printing. Octavo with black and white pictorial wraps; 244p; Very good (-); some occasional pencil notes and underlines; light shelfwear to wraps. Paperback. ISBN: 0811201686

"Many who know the real India--among them E.M. Forster--have called Raja Rao's Kanthapura one of the finest novels to come out of that country. It is the story of how Gandhi's struggle for independence from the British came to a typical village, Kanthapura, in South India. [...] This edition includes extensive notes on Indian myths, religion, social customs, and the Independence movement (given at the end of the book) which fill out the background for the American reader's more complete understanding and enjoyment." --Back cover