The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
206 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0226568229
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Language: English
Publish: October 15, 2000
ClassicsEpicFictionHinduismIndiaLiteratureMythologyPhilosophyPoetrySpirituality
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 poem ever written. R. K. Narayan provides a superb rendition in an abbreviated and elegant retelling of this great epic.