The Ramayana

The Ramayana - Penguin Clothbound Classics

Abridged Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

One of India's greatest epics, the Ramayana pervades the country's moral and cultural consciousness. Believed to have been composed by Valmiki sometime between the eighth and sixth centuries BC, the Ramayana tells the tragic and magical story of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya, an incarnation of Lord Visnu, born to rid the earth of the terrible demon Ravana. An idealized heroic tale, the Ramayana is also an intensely personal story of family relationships, love and loss, duty and honour, of harem intrigue, petty jealousies and destructive ambitions - all this played out in a universe populated by larger-than-life humans, gods, wondrous animals and terrifying demons.

Book information

ISBN: 9780670084180
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Pub date:
Edition: Abridged Edition
DEWEY: 294.592204521
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 696
Weight: 630g
Height: 207mm
Width: 147mm
Spine width: 45mm