The Root And The Flower: Including The Near And The Far
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the opulent and treacherous courts of Mughal India during the reign of Emperor Akbar, The Root and the Flower is a sweeping philosophical novel that chronicles the moral and spiritual struggles of Rajah Amar, a nobleman caught between the seductive power of worldly ambition and the austere demands of inner truth. L.H. Myers constructs a richly imagined world where palace intrigue, dynastic succession, and the clash of competing religions serve as the dramatic backdrop for one man's profound quest for meaning — a quest that cuts to the very heart of what it means to live with integrity. The narrative unfolds across a quartet of interconnected novels — The Near and the Far, Prince Jali, The Root and the Flower, and The Pool of Vishnu — presenting a panoramic vision of human society that is at once intimate and monumental. Myers writes with a rare combination of philosophical rigour and novelistic grace, drawing on the traditions of both the English novel and the great moral thinkers of the early twentieth century to craft a work of enduring literary significance. With an illuminating introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, this edition invites readers to rediscover a masterwork that has long been championed by discerning critics yet remains criminally under-read — a novel that argues, with quiet but devastating force, that the examined life is the only life worth living.
Author: L.H. Myers
Format: Hardback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Yellowed
Set against the opulent and treacherous courts of Mughal India during the reign of Emperor Akbar, The Root and the Flower is a sweeping philosophical novel that chronicles the moral and spiritual struggles of Rajah Amar, a nobleman caught between the seductive power of worldly ambition and the austere demands of inner truth. L.H. Myers constructs a richly imagined world where palace intrigue, dynastic succession, and the clash of competing religions serve as the dramatic backdrop for one man's profound quest for meaning — a quest that cuts to the very heart of what it means to live with integrity. The narrative unfolds across a quartet of interconnected novels — The Near and the Far, Prince Jali, The Root and the Flower, and The Pool of Vishnu — presenting a panoramic vision of human society that is at once intimate and monumental. Myers writes with a rare combination of philosophical rigour and novelistic grace, drawing on the traditions of both the English novel and the great moral thinkers of the early twentieth century to craft a work of enduring literary significance. With an illuminating introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, this edition invites readers to rediscover a masterwork that has long been championed by discerning critics yet remains criminally under-read — a novel that argues, with quiet but devastating force, that the examined life is the only life worth living.