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The Mahabharata: A Shortened Modern Prose Version of the Indian Epic (1st Edition) by Rasipuram Krishnaswamy Narayan, Rk Narayan Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2000 ISBN-10: 0-226-56822-9 / 0226568229 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-56822-5 / 9780226568225 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. |