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The Ramayana, as told by Aubrey Menen

By Valmiki , Aubrey Menen

Book information

Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Year
1954
LCC
Z3.M5247 Ram, PR6025.E5 Ram
Open Library ID
OL6152985M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2537613 bytes)
Pages
284\285
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-11-22 17:54:00

Description

Menen's retelling of the classic Hindu epic the Ramayana was meant as a funny and readable version of the work, but devout Hindus were horrified by the liberties Menen took with a sacred text and it was banned in India for some years. “Fables are in high fashion ... and Aubrey Menen has produced a timely example... His new rendering of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana, is as rich, well-spiced and aromatic a curry of oriental tale-telling, served with an occidental tongue-in-cheeking chutney, as anyone could wish to read.” – New York Times

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