• Skip to main content

Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma

author, poet, teacher, and performer

  • About
  • Books
    • THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural
    • The Safety of Edges
    • Give, Eat, and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar
    • Body and Earth
    • A Feast for the Tongue
    • Juan Rulfo’s Pedro Páramo
    • Other Writings
  • Speaking & Teaching
    • Taller Than a Mountain
    • Performances
    • Cozy Grammar
    • Events
  • Work With Me
  • News
  • Contact
    • Newsletter
    • Interview Requests
    • Speaker Requests
    • Media Kit
    • Contact
  • Log In
  •  

Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural in World Literature Today

January 15, 2022

World Literature Today shared two chapters from my new translation of THE KURAL: Tiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural, released on Tuesday from Beacon Press: “The Glory of Rain” and “The Greatness of Letting Go.”

"The Glory of Rain" and "The Greatness of Letting Go," Publication-day excerpts from THE KURAL in World Literature Today

You can read the excerpts on their website:

https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/blog/words-thought/tiruvalluvars-tirukkural-excerpt

More about the book
I’d like a copy!

  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn