the ramayana: a shortened modern prose version of the indian epic
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author sort: R. K. Narayan & Pankaj Mishra
authors: [R. K. Narayan] [Pankaj Mishra]
date: 2010 Oct 01
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languages: eng
published: 2006 Aug
publisher: Penguin Books
rating: 4
series: [Kindle]
tags: Literary Classics Råama (Hindu Deity) Rama (Hindu Deity) Fiction Epic Rāma (Hindu Deity) Religious Fairy Tales Legends
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Summary:
A sweeping tale of abduction, battle, and courtship played out in a universe of deities and demons, The Ramayana is familiar to virtually every Indian. Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless versions in different languages. Here, drawing on the work of an eleventh-century poet called Kamban, Narayan employs the skills of a master novelist to re-create the excitement he found in the original. A luminous saga made accessible to new generations of readers, The Ramayana can be enjoyed for its spiritual wisdom, or as a thrilling tale of ancient conflict.
Language Notes
Text: English, Tamil (translation)
About the Author
R. K. Narayan (1906–2001), born and educated in India, was the author of fourteen novels, numerous short stories and essays, a memoir, and three retold myths. His work, championed by Graham Greene, who became a close friend, was often compared to that of Dickens, Chekhov, Faulkner, and Flannery O'Connor, among others. October 10, 2006, is the centennial of Narayan's birth.