Composed in the mid-sixteenth century, "The Sound of the Kiss,"
or "The Story That Must Never Be Told," could be considered the
first novel written in South Asia. Telugu, the language spoken in
today's Andhra Pradesh region of southern India, has a classical
literary tradition extending over a thousand years. Suranna's
masterpiece comes from a period of intense creativity in Telugu,
when great poets produced strikingly modern innovations. The novel
explodes preconceived ideas about early South Indian literature:
for example, that the characters lack interiority, that the
language is formulaic, and that Telugu texts are mere translations
of earlier Sanskrit works. Employing the poetic style known as
"campu," which mixes verse and prose, Pingali Suranna's work
transcends our notions of traditional narrative. "I wanted to have
the structure of a complex narrative no one had ever known," he
said of his great novel, "with rich evocations of erotic love, and
also descriptions of gods and temples that would be a joy to listen
to."
"The Sound of the Kiss" is both a gripping love story and a
profound meditation on mind and language. Shulman and Rao include a
thorough introduction that provides a broader understanding of, and
appreciation for, the complexities and subtleties of this text.
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