Summary
The Serpent and the Rope is Raja Rao's second novel. It was first published in 1960 by John Murray. Written in an autobiographical style, the novel deals with the concepts of existence, reality and fulfillment of one's capabilities. The protagonist Ramaswamy's thought process in the novel is said to be influenced by vedantic philosophy and Adi Shankara's non-dualism. It also deals with the problems of the immigrants and immigration.
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