Cuckold (novel)

Cuckold is a 1997 book by Indian author Kiran Nagarkar and his third novel.[1] It is a historical novel set in the Rajput kingdom of Mewar, India during the 16th century that follows the life of Maharaj Kumar, a fictional character based upon the real life Prince Bhoj Raj.

Cuckold
First edition
AuthorKiran Nagarkar
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
Published1997, HarperCollins India
Media typePrint, ebook
Pages609 pages
ISBN9788172232573

Synopsis

The book follows the life of Maharaj Kumar and his attempts to win the affections of his wife Mira while war ravages the land around them.

Critical reception

Cuckold is considered to be one of Nagarkar's most well known novels and in 2000 he won India's National Academy of Letters Award (Sahitya Akademi Award) for the work.[2][3] The book has been praised for its "blending of traditional narrative against a historical backdrop presented with relentless detail".[4] Makarand R. Paranjape considered it to be part of a canon of Indian English novels.[5] Gore Vidal called it, "a fascinating book, a sort of fantastic marriage between the Thomas Mann of Royal Highness (Königliche Hoheit) and the Lady Murasaki."[6]

gollark: They aren't weird MEMS devices.
gollark: But cost per transistor isn't falling as it did.
gollark: Density is still increasing, if maybe not at the same rate.
gollark: No. There is substantially more progress in roadmaps.
gollark: We can do better, since our technology can be built without having to replicate itself from single cells and has more elements and exotic materials to work with.

References
  1. Deshpande, Anirudh (11–17 May 2002). "Interpretative Possibilities of Historical Fiction: Study of Kiran Nagarkar's Cuckold". Economic and Political Weekly. 37 (19): 1824–1830. JSTOR 4412103.
  2. SHARMA, KALPANA (2006). "The artful storyteller". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  3. Wiemann, Dirk (2008). Genres of Modernity: Contemporary Indian Novels in English. Rodopi. pp. 131–156. ISBN 978-9042024939.
  4. Sanga, Jaina C. (2003). South Asian Novelists in English. Greenwood. p. 179. ISBN 978-0313318856.
  5. Paranjape, Makarand R. Paranjape (2009). Another Canon: Indian Texts and Traditions in English. Anthem Press. pp. 130–147. ISBN 9781843318040.
  6. "Kiran Nagarkar". New York Review Books. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
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