The Ramayana (Narayan book)

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The Ramayana
File:TheRamayanaNarayan.jpg
First edition
AuthorR.K. Narayan
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
GenreMythology
PublisherChatto and Windus
Publication date
1972
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-14-004428-7
OCLC2798190
Preceded byMy Days 
Followed byThe Painter of Signs 

The Ramayana is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It was first published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1972.[1] The book is a shortened, prose adaptation of the Tamil Kamba Ramayanam.[2] In 1938, Narayan made a promise to his dying uncle that he would translate the Kamba Ramayana to English, however, he did not think about this promise until 1968 when he began work on this effort.[3] He later wrote The Mahabharata, published in 1978.

References[edit]

  1. Walsh, William (1 November 1982). R. K. Narayan: A Critical Appreciation. University Of Chicago Press. pp. 112. ISBN 978-0-226-87213-1.
  2. Nahal, Chaman (1980). The Humanities review. 2: 51. {{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Sundaram, P. S. (1988). R.K. Narayan as a novelist. New world literature series. Vol. 14. B.R. Pub. Corp. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-7018-531-4.