Deep rivers : Selected Writings on Tamil literature

This book brings together for the first time in English all the major essays written by François Gros on Tamil literature. An impressive range of topics is covered here from studies of Caṅkam literature and devotional texts of the Tamil Bhakti traditions to contemporary Tamil novels and short stor...

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Main Author: Kannan M. (auth)
Other Authors: Jennifer Clare (auth), François Gros (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Institut Français de Pondichéry 2009
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