THIS LIFE AT PLAY : Memoirs
Girish Karnad
THIS LIFE AT PLAY : Memoirs /Translated from the Kannada by Girish Karnad and Srinath Perur - 1 - New Delhi Fourth Estate 2021/01/01 - 310
Girish Karnad was one of modern India's greatest cultural figures: an accomplished actor, a path-breaking director, an innovative administrator, a clear-headed and erudite thinker, a public intellectual with an unwavering moral compass, and above all, the most extraordinarily gifted playwright of his times.
This Life at Play, translated from the Kannada in part by Karnad himself and in part by Srinath Perur, covers the first half of his remarkable life - from his childhood in Sirsi and his early engagement with local theatre, his education in Dharwad, Bombay and Oxford, to his career in publishing, his successes and travails in the film industry, and his personal and writerly life.
Moving and humorous, insightful and candid, these memoirs provide an unforgettable glimpse into the life-shaping experiences of a towering genius, and a unique window into the India in which he lived and worked.
9789390327805
Purchased Mathrubhumi Books,Kaloor
Biographies & Autobiographies
Kannada writer- Biography
Authors Autobiography
Indian playwright, theatre personality
Girish Karnad
928 / GIR/TH
THIS LIFE AT PLAY : Memoirs /Translated from the Kannada by Girish Karnad and Srinath Perur - 1 - New Delhi Fourth Estate 2021/01/01 - 310
Girish Karnad was one of modern India's greatest cultural figures: an accomplished actor, a path-breaking director, an innovative administrator, a clear-headed and erudite thinker, a public intellectual with an unwavering moral compass, and above all, the most extraordinarily gifted playwright of his times.
This Life at Play, translated from the Kannada in part by Karnad himself and in part by Srinath Perur, covers the first half of his remarkable life - from his childhood in Sirsi and his early engagement with local theatre, his education in Dharwad, Bombay and Oxford, to his career in publishing, his successes and travails in the film industry, and his personal and writerly life.
Moving and humorous, insightful and candid, these memoirs provide an unforgettable glimpse into the life-shaping experiences of a towering genius, and a unique window into the India in which he lived and worked.
9789390327805
Purchased Mathrubhumi Books,Kaloor
Biographies & Autobiographies
Kannada writer- Biography
Authors Autobiography
Indian playwright, theatre personality
Girish Karnad
928 / GIR/TH