{"product_id":"how-to-lovhb","title":"[11\/03\/26] Rao, Anusha \u0026 Mahesh, Suhas: How to Love in Sanskrit (HB)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLiveright Publishing Corporation, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEdited and translated by Anusha Rao \u0026amp; Suhas Mahesh\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublication Date: November 3, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher Marketing: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor centuries, Sanskrit--often called the sacred language of the gods in India--has seemed forbidding to English-language readers. But Sanskrit writers were preoccupied with the same subjects that animate literature everywhere--none more so than love in all its unruly forms. Drawing on 3,000 years of verse from courtly poets like Kalidasa and Banabhatta to anonymous monks, scholars, and storytellers, celebrated scholars Anusha Rao and Suhas Mahesh offer English readers a heart-swelling tour of one of the world's richest traditions of love poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrganized thematically,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Love in Sanskrit\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures the glorious spectrum of romantic intimacies, from the euphoric thrill of stolen glances to the complicated pleasures of longing, from the comic tangle of quarrels and misunderstandings to the profound ache of heartbreak. Featuring translations that are fresh, playful, and irreverent, Rao and Mahesh reveal how sophisticated but instantly relatable this ancient poetry can be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2025 ALTA National Translation Award in Poetry\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118183931927,"sku":"9781324099291","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0004\/6497\/7956\/files\/81uWvYiIcGL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781900433","url":"https:\/\/open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-lovhb","provider":"Open Books: A Poem Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}