{"product_id":"mahabharata-a-modern-retelling-paperback","title":"Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarole Satyamurti\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eWendy Doniger\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eVinay Dharwadker\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally composed approximately two thousand years ago, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war. But it contains much more than conflict. An epic masterpiece of huge sweep and magisterial power, \"a hundred times more interesting\" than the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, writes Wendy Doniger in the introduction, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless work that evokes a world of myth, passion, and warfare while exploring eternal questions of duty, love, and spiritual freedom. A seminal Hindu text, which includes the \u003cem\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/em\u003e, it is also one of the most important and influential works in the history of world civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovatively composed in blank verse rather than prose, Carole Satyamurti's English retelling covers all eighteen books of the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e. This new version masterfully captures the beauty, excitement, and profundity of the original Sanskrit poem as well as its magnificent architecture and extraordinary scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 928\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.6 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755728961824,"sku":"9780393352498","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/671853eca11b449583ac44d4a07b67a6.webp?v=1780067164","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mahabharata-a-modern-retelling-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}