Edutaralu, abridged translation of Roots, Alex Haley, translated Sahavasi

Alex Haley, translated Sahavasi

2019년 5월 · Hyderabad Book Trust

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The book that changed a nation, said the New York Times. Released in 1976, it was an overnight commercial and critical success, sold more than 6 million copies and was translated into more than 35 languages.

This was one of the first frank depictions of slavery and resulted in conversations between black and white Americans about a previously taboo subject matter.

The Telugu book Edutaralu, published in November 1980 has also remained one of the best-loved books in Telugu. It started a conversation, which in these still-fractious times, may be as necessary and critical as ever.

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Author: Alex Haley (1921-92) wrote the Autobiography of Malcolm X (translated and published by HBT as Asura Sandhya). He is the best-selling African-American writer to date.

Translator: Uma Maheswara Rao (1933-2007), is better known as Sahavasi. He worked in both the government and the private sectors and has contributed phenomenally to translated literature in Telugu.