The Ascetic of Desire

"The overly complicated plot line is often interrupted by philosophical digressions; sometimes the book reads more like a fictionalized treatise on love than a novel. Despite these problems, THE ASCETIC OF DESIRE isn't dull for a moment. The world of Vatsyayana reverberates so vividly with excitement that we feel we can hear the jingle of ankle bells and inhale the perfumes of the women....Always an elegant stylist, Sudhir Kakar has written a sensual work that is alive with historical detail and provocative ideas about the world's most fascinating subject."Sudhir Kakar is the author of 'The Ascetic of Desire', published 2000 under ISBN 9781585670079 and ISBN 1585670073.