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The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (Penguin Classics)
The Ramayana A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic - Penguin Classics
Author: R. K. Narayan
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...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780143039679
ISBN-10: 0143039679
Publication Date: 8/29/2006
Pages: 192
Edition: New Ed
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Publisher: Penguin Classics
Book Type: Paperback
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I read this as part of a world literature class, and after having read one tale from Kamban, I much prefer this one. I admit I don't understand the significance of many of the tales, but I was able to follow along with it and I have an inkling of who Krishna and Sita are as well as the other gods and demons they meet.
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