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9780226568256

Gods, Demons, and Others

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  • ISBN13:

    9780226568256

  • ISBN10:

    0226568253

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1993-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Chicago Pr

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Following in the footsteps of the storytellers of his native India, R. K. Narayan has produced his own versions of tales taken from the Ramayana and the Mahabarata. Carefully selecting those stories which include the strongest characters, and omitting the theological or social commentary that would have drawn out the telling, Narayan informs these fascinating myths with his urbane humor and graceful style. "Mr. Narayan gives vitality and an original viewpoint to the most ancient of legends, lacing them with his own blend of satire, pertinent explanation and thoughtful commentary."--Santha Rama Rau, New York Times "Narayan's narrative style is swift, firm, graceful, and lucid . . . thoroughly knowledgeable, skillful, entertaining. One could hardly hope for more."--Rosanne Klass, Times Literary Supplement

Table of Contents

The World of the Storyteller 1(10)
The Gods of the Stories 11(4)
One
15(34)
LAVANA
15(9)
CHUDALA
24(10)
YAYATI
34(15)
Two
49(50)
DEVI
49(15)
VISWAMITRA
64(21)
MANMATA
85(14)
Three
99(66)
RAVANA
99(26)
VALMIKI
125(18)
DRAUPADI
143(22)
Four
165(52)
NALA
165(17)
SAVITRI
182(8)
THE MISPAIRED ANKLET
190(12)
SHAKUNTALA
202(15)
Five
217(22)
HARISCHANDRA
217(12)
SIBI
229(10)
A Note on Cosmogony 239(2)
Glossary 241

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