The author recounts the story of the Ramayana as he retraces Rama's journey through the India of today. The 3,000-year-old epic chronicles Rama's physical journey from one end of the subcontinent to the other, and his spiritual voyage from man to God. The author's narrative stretches from the birth site of the blue-skinned god in Ayodhya to the epic battlefield of Lanka. Along the way he converses with the commander of a Ceylonese death squad, talks with terrorists in the Punjab and guerrillas in Trincomalee. There are stories of swamis and Brahmins, lepers and laundresses, teenagers and television actors in this account of contemporary India set against the framework of the ancient epic.
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ars, India has told the epic tale of the blue-skinned man-god Rama's journey across its timeless land; this unique travel book retraces his steps and retells his story in a vivid portrait of India today.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. The binding is tight, corners sharp. Text unmarked. Light foxing on the edges of the text block. The dust jacket shows some very light handling, in a mylar cover. 8vo. 351pp. Seller Inventory # NOWblaAB
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blank, Jonah. Arrow of the blue-skinned God: retracing the Ramayana through India. First edition. London: Simon & Schuster, 1993. Hardback, VG in unclipped dustjacket with minor shelfwear to edges and crease to front. Two-tone green and orange boards, slightly bumped to corners, gilt lettering to spine. Binding strong, slightly out of square. Decorated green endpapers. Frontispiece b/w map. xi, 351pp. Mild dust-staining and a few marks to edge of text block; contents clean and bright. he three-thousand-year-old epic Ramayana chronicles Lord Rama's physical voyage from one end of the Indian subcontinent to the other and his spiritual voyage from Man to God. In Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God, anthropologist and journalist Jonah Blank gives a new perspective to this Hindu classic -- retelling the ancient tale while following the course of Rama's journey through present-day India and Sri Lanka. Ultimately, Blank's journey -- like that of Lord Rama -- evolves into a quest: to understand the chimerical essence of India itself, in all its overwhelming beauty and paradox. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1662672724875
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Very good hardback copy in very good dustjacket. xi, 351pp. Seller Inventory # 028478
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Hardcover. Condition: NEAR FINE. Dust Jacket Condition: Near FINE. First Edition. Near FINE hardback in Near FINE dustwrapper. 1993 Simon & Schuster, First Edition. NO inscriptions, Not price clipped. Tint white mark top front edge. Wrapper has ome sunning to spine. NB. Regrettably NOT available to send to EU countries. Size: 8vo. Seller Inventory # 000493
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Paperback. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: no dj. Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God. Book. Seller Inventory # N 188
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