Elephants with Headlights

Le Hunte, A

Elephants with Headlights

Le Hunte, A

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Publisher:: Transit Lounge
Citation:: 2020, First, pp. 1 - 291
Issue Date:: 2020-03-01

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dc.contributor.author	Le Hunte, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3313-5222	en_US
dc.date.issued	2020-03-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	2020, First, pp. 1 - 291	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-925760-48-4	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/139022
dc.description.abstract	In the tradition of Bem Le Hunte’s acclaimed novels, The Seduction of Silence and There, Where the Pepper Grows, this is a spiritual and emotional journey like no other – a richly realised and hugely entertaining story that straddles cultures, continents and generations. An encounter with Elephants with Headlights is a collision between east and west, modernity and tradition – between driverless cars and ancient lore – and a world that needs revolutionary reappraisal. In this world, Savitri, named after a Goddess, refuses outright to marry anyone. Her brother, Neel is intent on marrying an Australian girl called Mae, much to the displeasure of their mother, Tota, and father, Siddarth. But do they have the power to command love or destiny? Only the family astrologer, Arunji, knows, yet his truth is tempered by obligations to the family that transformed his life. Characters we come to love and care for teeter on the brink of a radically altered future, leaving questions in their wake. What is the generative legacy of tradition? Can spiritual values survive amidst personal challenges, the tragedy of a death foretold, and the momentous changes of our times? A warm and engaging novel touched with love, wisdom and soulfulness, Elephants with Headlights is a breathtaking story for the threshold era we all navigate.	en_US
dc.format	Novel	en_US
dc.publisher	Transit Lounge	en_US
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.title	Elephants with Headlights	en_US
utslib.location	Melbourne	en_US
utslib.citation.edition	First	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Transdisciplinary Innovation
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pubs.edition	First	en_US
pubs.place-of-publication	Melbourne	en_US
pubs.rights-statement	'Elephants with Headlights' claims new knowledge in the genre of 'spiritual realism,' as I am one of the leading authors of this genre (and indeed have coined the phrase.) It is a creative investigation of the cutting edge of future-thinking, as explored in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation - a degree I lead. The novel explores the human need for spirituality in a post-religious era, and asks important philosophical questions about the most significant things we might wish to take into the future with us.	en_US

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In the tradition of Bem Le Hunte’s acclaimed novels, The Seduction of Silence and There, Where the Pepper Grows, this is a spiritual and emotional journey like no other – a richly realised and hugely entertaining story that straddles cultures, continents and generations. An encounter with Elephants with Headlights is a collision between east and west, modernity and tradition – between driverless cars and ancient lore – and a world that needs revolutionary reappraisal. In this world, Savitri, named after a Goddess, refuses outright to marry anyone. Her brother, Neel is intent on marrying an Australian girl called Mae, much to the displeasure of their mother, Tota, and father, Siddarth. But do they have the power to command love or destiny? Only the family astrologer, Arunji, knows, yet his truth is tempered by obligations to the family that transformed his life. Characters we come to love and care for teeter on the brink of a radically altered future, leaving questions in their wake. What is the generative legacy of tradition? Can spiritual values survive amidst personal challenges, the tragedy of a death foretold, and the momentous changes of our times? A warm and engaging novel touched with love, wisdom and soulfulness, Elephants with Headlights is a breathtaking story for the threshold era we all navigate.

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