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Modified Item
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Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Topic
PROSE POETRY
Regional Cuisine
Indian
Format
Paperback
Title
The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of
Type
Chronicle
Subjects
Religion & Beliefs
Author
NARAYAN
Age Level
Adults, Young Adults
ISBN
9780143039679

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0143039679
ISBN-13
9780143039679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
53499927

Product Key Features

Book Title
Ramayana : a Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2006
Topic
Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, General, Hinduism / Sacred Writings
Features
Revised
Genre
Religion, Fiction
Author
R. K. Narayan
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-045201
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Grade To
UP
Dewey Decimal
297.5/922
Edition Description
Revised edition
Synopsis
The greatest Indian epic, one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling A Penguin Classic 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. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., 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., The Ramayana is, quite simply, the greatest of Indian epics - and one of the world's supreme masterpieces of storytelling 'Almost every individual living in India,' writes R. K. Narayan in the Introduction to this new interpretation, 'is aware of the story of The Ramayana. Everyone of whatever age, outlook, education or station in life knows the essential part of the epic and adores the main figures in it - Rama and Sita. Every child is told the story at bedtime . . . The Ramayana pervades our cultural life.' Although the Sanskrit original was composed by Valmiki, probably around the fourth century BC, poets have produced countless variant versions in different languages. Here, drawing his inspiration from the work of an eleventh-century Tamil poet called Kamban, Narayan has used the talents of a master novelist to recreate the excitement and joy he has found in the original. It can be enjoyed and appreciated, he suggests, for its psychological insight, its spiritual depth and its practical wisdom - or just as a thrilling tale of abduction, battle and courtship played out in a universe thronged with heroes, deities and demons.
LC Classification Number
PR9499.3.N3R36 2006

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