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Informationen zum Autor James McConnachie is a travel writer, journalist and broadcaster. He was brought up in London, studied at Jesus College, Oxford, and has lived and travelled widely in Nepal and India. Klappentext 'James McConnachie's elegant and stylish The Book of Love tells not only the story of how and where the Kamasutra came to be compiled, but paints an enticing picture of the society in which it was written, and follows the fate of the book from Classical India, through the scandal of its translation by Richard Burton, to the present.' William Dalrymple, The Times 'The Kamasutra is a book that has been more discussed than read, more argued over than understood, more sinned against than sinning. As Jame McConnachies's scholarly, stylish and entertaining study shows, over the course of its 1,700-year history it has been all things to all men, from grubby under-the-counter sex manuel to fount of the highest sensual-spiritual wisdom.' Sunday Times 'A fascinating cultural history which puts the Kamasutra back in its rightful position.' Daily Telegraph www.groveatlantic.co.uk History Image courtesy of [ ] Cover design by Ghost £8.99 Vorwort How did an ancient Hindu treatise come to be the world's best-known sex manual? Now available in paperback, The Book of Love is the first book to tell the story of the Kamasutra in full. 'A vastly entertaining and consistently intelligent guide to this misunderstood and vaguely disreputable book.' Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday Zusammenfassung How did an ancient Hindu treatise come to be the world's best-known sex manual? Now available in paperback, The Book of Love is the first book to tell the story of the Kamasutra in full. 'A vastly entertaining and consistently intelligent guide to this misunderstood and vaguely disreputable book.' Stuart Kelly, Scotland on Sunday...
