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The Transposed Heads: A Legend of India
- Author: Thomas Mann
- Year: 1959
- Pages: 128
Readers on perLibre: 7
From a nobel prize for literature winner and one of the most iconic german writers of the 20th century, transposed heads is a beautiful story that explores the complex relationship between the spirit, body, and mind. Inspired by an ancient hindu legend, mann's writes about two indian friends, shridaman and nanda, whom together, decide to decapitate themselves. However, they awaken from their attempted suicides to find their heads restored, but to the wrong body.
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