The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
by Narayan, R. K.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-10-01
Publisher(s): Univ of Chicago Pr
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Summary
Growing from an oral tradition of ballads based on historic events in India, theMahabharatawas 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.
Author Biography
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 Mahatma, and Gods, Demons and Others, all published by the University of Chicago Press.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | vii | ||||
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xv | ||||
| Generation Tree | xix | ||||
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1 | (10) | |||
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11 | (10) | |||
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21 | (6) | |||
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27 | (14) | |||
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41 | (6) | |||
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47 | (8) | |||
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55 | (16) | |||
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71 | (14) | |||
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85 | (14) | |||
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99 | (14) | |||
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113 | (8) | |||
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121 | (12) | |||
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133 | (12) | |||
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145 | (6) | |||
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151 | (16) | |||
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167 | (10) | |||
| Epilogue | 177 | (4) | |||
| Glossary | 181 |
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