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

Narayan, R. K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226568229 ISBN 13: 9780226568225

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 2000

Synopsis

Growing from an oral tradition of ballads based on historic events in India, the "Mahabharata" was passed down and extended through the centuries, becoming the longest written poem. In this text, R.K. Narayan provides a rendition in an abbreviated retelling of this epic.

About this title

About the Author:

R. K. Narayan is one of the most prominent Indian novelists of the twentieth century. Born in 1906, Narayan was the recipient of the National Prize of the Indian Literary Academy, India's highest literary honor. His numerous works "Mr. Sampath-The Printer of Malgudi," "Swami and Friends," " Waiting for Mahatm"a, and G"ods, Demons and Others," all published by the University of Chicago Press.

From the Inside Flap:

The Mahabharata, together with the other great Sanskrit epic, the Ramayana, embodies much of the cultural and religious heritage of India. Based on the narrative of the great war between the Kauravas and the Pandavas, it tells of warriors, kings, saints, and goddesses caught up in the romance and drama of family intrigue. With its diversity of plots and themes-including the philosophical teachings of the Bhagavada Gita-the Mahabharata has entertained and influenced Indian audiences for nearly two thousand years. R. K. Narayan's abbreviated prose version provides a superb and elegant rendition of this great epic.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0226568229
• ISBN 13: 9780226568225
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192