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    The Ramayana: A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic--Complete and Comprehensive
    The Ramayana: A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic--Complete and Comprehensive
    The Ramayana: A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic--Complete and Comprehensive
    Audiobook16 hours

    The Ramayana: A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic--Complete and Comprehensive

    Written by Linda Egenes and Kumuda Reddy

    Narrated by Deepti Gupta

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    About this audiobook

    A delightfully straightforward and lyrical retelling of the ancient Indian epic of loyalty, betrayal, redemption, and insight into the true nature of life -- one of history's most sacred ethical works, rendered with completeness and sterling accuracy for the modern reader or listener.
    Here is one of the world's most hallowed works of sacred literature, the grand, sweeping epic of the divine bowman and warrior Rama and his struggles with evil, power, duplicity, and avarice. The Ramayana is one of the foundations of world literature and one of humanity's most ancient and treasured ethical and spiritual works. Includes an introduction by scholar Michael Sternfeld.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAscent Audio
    Release dateOct 1, 2016
    ISBN9781469005072
    The Ramayana: A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic--Complete and Comprehensive

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    • 5/5
      I can’t read Sanskrit and I enjoyed listening to the English audio book about my childhood every day as I was unable to read Ramayana during my school time. During lockdown I was able to listen to the 16 hours long audio book. Highly recommend for people to read or listen.

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    • 5/5
      Very easy to listen to. The story of the Ramayana is full of detail, poetry, depth. I'm so glad I chose this translation. Highly recommended.