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Raja Rao
Novelist

Raja Rao

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Writing Kanthapura and The Serpent and the Rope.

Kanthapura · The Serpent and the Rope

Born
8 November 1908
Birthplace
Hassan
Died
8 July 2006

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Raja Rao

Raja Rao was an Indian-American novelist whose English-language fiction drew on Indian storytelling and philosophical traditions.

Early life

Education

Studied in Hyderabad and later pursued French literature in Montpellier and Paris.

Career

  1. 1938

    First novel

    Published Kanthapura.

  2. 1963

    Sahitya Akademi

    Received the award for The Serpent and the Rope.

  3. 1966–1986

    Teaching

    Taught philosophy at the University of Texas at Austin.

  4. 1988

    Neustadt Prize

    Received the international literary award.

Selected work

Kanthapura

An account of Gandhian resistance narrated through a village community.

The Serpent and the Rope

A philosophical novel moving between India and Europe.

The Cat and Shakespeare

A metaphysical comedy.

Beyond work

Public life

Participated in the Quit India movement and helped establish cultural organisations.

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