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Scholar Extraordinary
Author Nirad C. Chaudhuri
Country India
Publisher Chatto & Windus
Publication date
1974
Media typePrint
ISBN 9780701119447
OCLC 1184908
409.2/4 B
LC ClassP85.M8 C5

Scholar Extraordinary is a biography of Max Müller published by Chatto & Windus in 1974. The book was written by Nirad C. Chaudhuri. In addition to detailing the life of Müller, Chaudhuri also places in context the social and psychological aspects of the era and handles Müller's actions with that backdrop. [1]

The book won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975. [2]

References

  1. ^ Kulshreshtha 1992, p. 3888–9.
  2. ^ Mohan & Narayan 2004, p. 85–6.

Bibliography

  • Mohan, Ramesh; Narayan, Shyamala (2004). "Awards (India)". In Eugene Benson (ed.). Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English. Routledge. ISBN  9780203484326. OCLC  874157271.
  • Kulshreshtha, C. M. (1992). Mohan Lal (ed.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot. Vol. 5. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN  9788126012213.