Enter the Saint is a collection of three interconnected adventure novellas by Leslie Charteris first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder and Stoughton in October 1930, followed by an American edition by The Crime Club in April 1931.
Parva (Epoch) is a novel written by S. L. Bhyrappa in the Kannada language. It is a retelling of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata, narrated through the personal reflections of the principal characters. The novel is widely acclaimed as a modern classic. Parva is among Bhyrappa's most widely debated and popular works and is considered by many to be his greatest.
Aavarana is a 2007 Kannada novel by novelist S. L. Bhyrappa. Aavarana means enveloping or covering something. This novel deals with the historical character Timurid Emperor Aurangazeb. Aavarana was sold out even before its release in February 2007. The novel went on to create a record in the Indian literary world by witnessing 10 reprints within five months of its release.
Kavalu is a 2010 Kannada novel by one of the eminent novelists S.L. Bhyrappa. Kavalu means "cross-roads" and the novel deals with Indian society at Crossroads in the era of globalization. The story revolves around the main character Jaya Kumar.
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa is an Indian novelist, philosopher and screenwriter who writes in Kannada. His work is popular in the state of Karnataka and he is widely regarded as one of modern India's popular novelists. His novels are unique in terms of theme, structure, and characterization. He has been among the top-selling authors in the Kannada language and his books have been translated into Hindi and Marathi which have also been bestsellers.
Matadana(meaning: voting) is a 1965 novel written by the famous Kannada writer, philosopher, thinker S L Bhyrappa. An award winning Kannada movie Mathadana based on this novel, which was directed by T N Seetharam secured 'Best Regional Film' award at 47th National Film Awards. Matadana reveals the caste based politics and other dynamics that grip the democratic institution of ballot box in India.
Yajnaseni: the story of Draupadi is a 1984 Odia language novel by Pratibha Ray. The story revolves around Draupadi from the famous epic Mahabharatha. The word Yajnaseni means a woman born out of fire. The book has been translated into various languages, including English, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Marathi, Assamese, Bengali, Nepali and Hungarian.
Saartha is an Indian novel written in Kannada language by S.L. Bhyrappa. Through a caravan, the book explores the whole of 8th century India, covering the political, economical, artistic and spiritual life of the country. It uses some historical personalities like Adi Shankaracharya, Maṇḍana Miśra, Ubhaya Bharati and Kumārila Bhaṭṭa and institutions like Nalanda. Its Sanskrit translation was received by Sanskrit scholars like a work originally written in the language. It has also been translated into Hindi and English, published by Oxford University Press, Chennai.
Yaana(meaning: Sail) is a novel written by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa, which has a story of two astronauts traveling in a spaceship to Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the earth which is around 4-6 light years away. The journey takes several decades. The novel focuses on scientific problems and human relationships when they are away from the earth. While generating oxygen and food on the spaceship the technical problems, the other issues are giving birth to children there and nurturing them.
Daatu is a novel by Kannada writer S L Bhyrappa for which he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year 1975. The Book has story which goes through the complex caste system that is deep rooted into Indian society demonstrated through the characters. This book has been translated to 14 major Indian Languages. The novel name indicated the crossing over the boundaries of castes and colors.
Tantu is a 1993 Kannada novel by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. Tantu means relations or links between human emotions. This book was translated into English in the year 2010 by Niyogi Books.
Niraakarna is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa. This novel is about a man living in the slum area of Mumbai, supporting his family's food and shelter by earning as a job typist, left with five children after his two wives' death. He faces much difficulty caring for the kids by himself, and decides to give them away for adoption. The novel explores the emotional conflicts of both father and children, meanwhile he explores his spiritual path, understand oneself.
Dharmashree is a Kannada language novel written by S L Bhyrappa. This novel is about a man living who is a true believer of Sanathana Dharma. He converts to Christianity to marry a girl for his true love. The novel explores his inner search on true love versus true religion. He faces various advantages and disadvantages when converted to other religion. Meanwhile, she understand him very well more than himself he could and helps him to solve the internal conflicts. The main theme of the book is exploration of the problems in the society with respect to religions.
Tabbaliyu Neenade Magane(meaning: You've become orphan, son) is a novel written by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. This book is about a conflict of a culture with modern views of an educated person in a village of India. The author introduced the characters and developed them throughout the book, representing different views and fighting for moral truth and scientific truths. This book is suitable for people who want to know about village life and background of the cow as a God in India.
Doora Saridaru(meaning: Moved apart) is a 1960 Kannada novel by saraswathi samman awarded novelist S.L. Bhyrappa. This is one of the novels written at an early stage of his writings. The novel portrays two sets of young couples in their college campus with their psychological and social conflicts that prevent them getting married.
Bheemakaaya is the first novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, it got published on 1952. Bheemakaaya means giant, massive, and this book is about a wrestler and his life. Bhyrappa was 18 years old when he wrote this article.
Uttarakaanda is a 2017 Kannada novel by novelist S.L. Bhyrappa, based on the Sanskrit epic, Ramayana. This book was released on 16 January 2017.
Naayi Neralu(meaning: Shadow of the Dog) is a novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, which was first published on 1968. As of May 2018, it had 17 reprints and has been translated into Hindi and Gujarati languages. Based on the novel, a movie Naayi Neralu, in Kannada language was released in 2006, directed by Girish Kasaravalli.
Grahana(meaning: Eclipse) is a novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, which was first published in 1972. As of May 2018, it had 11 reprints.
Sakshi(meaning: The witness) is a novel written by S.L. Bhyrappa, which was first published in 1986. As of May 2018, it had 9 reprints and has been translated into Hindi and English languages. The book has been translated into English by Niyogi Books
