The serpent and the rope
| Title | The serpent and the rope |
|---|---|
| Author | Raja Rao |
| Publication | Penguin India |
| Size | XXXI, 455p |
| Language |  ENG |
| ISBN | 9780143422334 |
| Topics |
Marriage--India Culture conflict Indian fiction--English |
| Notes | the story of Rama, an Indian, and Madeleine, a French girl, who meet at a French university shortly after World War II. Their marriage is the central theme of the book, and it is in telling the story of this marriage that Rama reveals, more deeply than most writers are able to suggest in their lifetime, the meaning of love. For these two people it becomes a question either of preserving their identities or of sacrificing an inherited background to make their marriage a success. Family ties on both sides do not help, and Rama's trip back to India for his father's illness forcibly reminds him of the underlying contrasts between India and Europe, and of a certain conflict between them and himself. While there he meets his friend Pratap's fiancée, Savithri, an event which is to bring many forgotten questions to the surface and to alter the whole perspective of his life. When Rama returns to France, he and Madeleine have to face their problems and find their own solutions. |
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