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Article: Ashok Banker. Prince of Ayodhya: the Ramayana, Book One.(Book Review)
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- World Literature Today
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
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Ashok Banker. Prince of Ayodhya: The Ramayana, Book One. New York. Warner. 2003. 387 pages. $24.95. ISBN 0-446-53092-1
MORE THAN THREE THOUSAND YEARS AGO, Valmiki, a thief-turned-sage, told a tale. The same tale has been told over and over again ever since. Tulsidas repeated the same tale some five hundred years ago, and most Hindus start and end their days by reciting his couplets. Obviously, it is no ordinary tale. It is an encyclopedic epic, The Ramayana. Unlike The Odyssey and The Iliad, however, it is also a holy book like the Bible and the Koran and provides spiritual sustenance to Hindus all over the world.
In an interview, Ashok Banker states, ...
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