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The Ramayana: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic
  

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by R.K. Narayan (Author), Kamban (Author) "The new assembly hall, Dasaratha's latest pride, was crowded all day with visiting dignitaries, royal emissaries, and citizens coming in with representations or appeals for..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Australia (1977)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140044280
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140044287
  • Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 3,236,507 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars One Billion Indians Can't be Wrong, 9 April 2008
I recently completed Ashok Banker's excellent Ramayana sequence, which I can't recommend highly enough and I wanted to read a more traditional retelling. I was thrilled to discover one of India's literary giants had written a version of this compelling epic and pleased to say it didn't disappoint.

The story is 2,500 years old; that it is told, retold and loved by generations of Hindus, is recommendation enough. The Ramayana is a wonderful fable full of heroic deeds, poweful armies and vengeful demons. It demands to be read.

Ashok Banker's version is about 3600 pages and Narayan's about 150 so there obviously some differences! Narayan's retelling is quite sparse but the language he uses is wonderful. Most of the book is told as a narrative but often at the end of a chapter the author has added an explanation of the chapter's events or brief synopsis of events that take the reader up to the beginning of the next chapter.

I preferred the longer retelling but if you don't have time to plough through six books then this version is well worth reading. It is sure to whet your appetite and entice you to delve further into the expolits of Rama and Sita.
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