The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic

by R.K. Narayan, Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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About this book

Growing from an oral tradition of ballads based on historic events in India, the Mahabharatawas passed down and extended through the centuries, becoming the longest poem ever written. R. K. Narayan provides a superb rendition in an abbreviated and elegant retelling of this great epic.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780226568225
ISBN10	0226568229
Series/Work	OL1057167W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	University Of Chicago Press
Pages	182
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Adaptations Dieux hindous Epic literature, Sanskrit Épopées sanskrites Fiction Fiction, fantasy, general Fiction, religious Gods, Hindu Hindu Gods Hindu Mythology Mahābhārata Mythologie hindoue Mythology, Hindu Roman Sanskrit Epic literature

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