Rama the Steadfast

Vālmīki

Translated by John Brockington first published 2007 PENGUIN BOOKS, 2007 496 pages

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Composed in the oral tradition in about the fifth century BC, this story, about the warrior-prince Rama, has been retold over the generations ever since. With its fantastical characters ranging from monsters to apes, a very human hero and its profound moral purpose, it is one of the greatest of all Indian tales.

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