Summary:
Vikram Seth, the iconic writer has written a little book, a libretto, called The Rivered Earth. Librettos are generally provided in an opera performance to enable people to understand the theme better. This book was inspired by the composer Alec Roth and the virtuoso Philippe Honore. The book draws inspiration from the different places in China that existed during the Tang Dynasty; from the place where Seth lived, the Salisbury House; from India; and from the basic elements, which in this case are seven. This book is set on the perennial themes that make human experiences, themes like relationships love, surroundings, and pain.
The book is written to be an accompaniment to the music of Alec Roth, the books are precisely written to suit the compositions of the composer. The poetries have Indian roots as well as Chinese; the book holds a brilliant display of penmanship that reflects alternate art, it has been written in English, Arabic, Chinese and Hindi.
Review:
There is a seamless interaction between music and poetry, and it can affect the listener in beautifully different ways. The commonality in all perceptions is that it can be traced only to the source, but the beauty in the ambiguity of expressions of the Supreme Silence can be best expressed through sounds. The warm reverberations of musical notes and words create pathways to synchronous channels of intuitive interpretations of art. The Rivered Earth is a book that will swallow your attention and drag you to the lyrical genius of one of the most accomplished writers of our time, Vikram Seth.
The words have been penned with constant meditation on the thought that it was to be sung. The words reflect the redemption of the consciousness, of its strife within the sublevels as they shine the brilliance of poetry, the inspirations of various librettos are magical in their rendering and push the limits of imagination to excite various cross-sections of the mind. The writing is indifferent in its attitude towards the outlook of the readers as it is a personal memoir for the artists involved as much it is a book. The collective agglomeration of the ideas that the book radiates are broadening the horizon of the art of writing, and they are indiscriminately venture into the far-off lands of serenity, present in the beauty of life.
The book is certain to engage you in a series of contemplations that will take you inside of what lies inside one's heart. The thoughts that spawn from the effect of reading the book will involve you in brandishing of intense feelings. The acquaintance of music with words is timeless, and the harmony of a properly metered poetry recaptures the eternity in a moment, travelling in a spiral motion directed upward. The book makes the readers discover the genius of Vikram Seth many times in a same book, and is a truly exceptional display of an artist’s commitment to Art in being true to its expression of the ultimatum of the Truth.
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