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This trade paperback book titled "The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic" by R. K. Narayan is a must-have for anyone interested in Hinduism and sacred writings. With its illustrated features, this book provides a comprehensive and engaging summary of the classic Indian epic.

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Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
022605165X
ISBN-13
9780226051659
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038258317

Product Key Features

Book Title
Mahabharata : a Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Number of Pages
216 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Classics, General, Hinduism / Sacred Writings
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Fiction
Author
R. K. Narayan
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
10.2 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2013-005614
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Narayan makes this treasury of Indian folklore and mythology readily accessible to the general reader. It is an easy and pleasant introduction to a heterogeneous and complicated work. The language of Narayan's translation is clear and direct; he captures the spirit of the narrative.
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Dewey Decimal
823/.912
Table Of Content
Foreword by Wendy Doniger Introduction List of Characters and Places of Action in the Story Generation Tree 1. The Eighth Baby 2. Enter--the Players 3. House of Joy--and Ashes 4. Bride for Five 5. Uncle's Gift 6. City of Splendour 7. Stakes Unmatched 8. Wanderings 9. Hundred Questions 10. Servitude 11. Warning Shots 12. War or Peace? 13. Action 14. Hesitant Hero 15. Delirium of Destruction 16. Victory and Sorrow 17. Epilogue Glossary
Synopsis
The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full text in their homes, fearing that if they do, they will invite a disastrous fate upon their house. Covering everything from creation to destruction, this ancient poem remains an indelible part of Hindu culture and a landmark in ancient literature. Centuries of listeners and readers have been drawn to The Mahabharata , which began as disparate oral ballads and grew into a sprawling epic. The modern version is famously long, and at more than 1.8 million words--seven times the combined lengths of the Iliad and Odyssey--it can be incredibly daunting. Contemporary readers have a much more accessible entry point to this important work, thanks to R. K. Narayan's masterful translation and abridgement of the poem. Now with a new foreword by Wendy Doniger, as well as a concise character and place guide and a family tree, The Mahabharata is ready for a new generation of readers. As Wendy Doniger explains in the foreword, "Narayan tells the stories so well because they're all his stories." He grew up hearing them, internalizing their mythology, which gave him an innate ability to choose the right passages and their best translations. In this elegant translation, Narayan ably distills a tale that is both traditional and constantly changing. He draws from both scholarly analysis and creative interpretation and vividly fuses the spiritual with the secular. Through this balance he has produced a translation that is not only clear, but graceful, one that stands as its own story as much as an adaptation of a larger work., The Mahabharata tells a story of such violence and tragedy that many people in India refuse to keep the full text in their homes, fearing that if they do, they will invite a disastrous fate upon their house. Covering everything from creation to destruction, this ancient poem remains an indelible part of Hindu culture and a landmark in ancient literature. Centuries of listeners and readers have been drawn to The Mahabharata , which began as disparate oral ballads and grew into a sprawling epic. The modern version is famously long, and at more than 1.8 million words-seven times the combined lengths of the Iliad and Odyssey-it can be incredibly daunting. Contemporary readers have a much more accessible entry point to this important work, thanks to R. K. Narayan's masterful translation and abridgement of the poem. Now with a new foreword by Wendy Doniger, as well as a concise character and place guide and a family tree, The Mahabharata is ready for a new generation of readers. As Wendy Doniger explains in the foreword, "Narayan tells the stories so well because they're all his stories." He grew up hearing them, internalizing their mythology, which gave him an innate ability to choose the right passages and their best translations. In this elegant translation, Narayan ably distills a tale that is both traditional and constantly changing. He draws from both scholarly analysis and creative interpretation and vividly fuses the spiritual with the secular. Through this balance he has produced a translation that is not only clear, but graceful, one that stands as its own story as much as an adaptation of a larger work.
LC Classification Number
PR9499.3.N3M3 2013
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
2013

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