Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915) is regarded as the father of modern Telugu literature. Velcheru Narayana Rao is Krishnadevaraya Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

"[A] scholarly event of the first importance. . . . This translation is a work of artand I predict that it will, on its own terms, become a classic."—David Shulman, Hebrew University

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Note on Translation and TransliterationGirls for SaleDramatis Personae1. Act One2. Act Two3. Act Three4. Act Four5. Act Five6. Act Six7. Act SevenThe Play in Context: A Second Look at Apparao's KanyasulkamPerforming KanyasulkamGlossaryGuide to PronunciationProper Names with DiacriticsNote on Names and CastesOn Kinship and FriendshipCard Game in Act Five, Scene TwoNotesIndex

Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915) is regarded as the father of modern Telugu literature. Velcheru Narayana Rao is Krishnadevaraya Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

"[A] scholarly event of the first importance. . . . This translation is a work of artand I predict that it will, on its own terms, become a classic."—David Shulman, Hebrew University

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Note on Translation and TransliterationGirls for SaleDramatis Personae1. Act One2. Act Two3. Act Three4. Act Four5. Act Five6. Act Six7. Act SevenThe Play in Context: A Second Look at Apparao's KanyasulkamPerforming KanyasulkamGlossaryGuide to PronunciationProper Names with DiacriticsNote on Names and CastesOn Kinship and FriendshipCard Game in Act Five, Scene TwoNotesIndex

Gurajada Apparao (1862–1915) is regarded as the father of modern Telugu literature. Velcheru Narayana Rao is Krishnadevaraya Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.

"[A] scholarly event of the first importance. . . . This translation is a work of artand I predict that it will, on its own terms, become a classic."—David Shulman, Hebrew University

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionA Note on Translation and TransliterationGirls for SaleDramatis Personae1. Act One2. Act Two3. Act Three4. Act Four5. Act Five6. Act Six7. Act SevenThe Play in Context: A Second Look at Apparao's KanyasulkamPerforming KanyasulkamGlossaryGuide to PronunciationProper Names with DiacriticsNote on Names and CastesOn Kinship and FriendshipCard Game in Act Five, Scene TwoNotesIndex