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  The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (Paperback) By (author) R. K. Narayan

  

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  Short Description for The Mahabharata 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.
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  • Publisher: University of Chicago Press
  • Published: 09 August 2001
  • Format: Paperback 192 pages
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  • Categories: Anthologies (non-poetry) | Contemporary Fiction
  • ISBN 13: 9780226568225 ISBN 10: 0226568229
  • Sales rank: 289,763

Full description for The Mahabharata

• 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.