An Indian Odyssey

by Martin Buckley

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Myth, travelogue and holy writ, the "Ramayana" - the Journey of Rama - is India's best-loved book, an inspiration to schoolchildren, monks and movie-makers. It's one of the world's great epic tales, yet is largely unread in the Western world. The story of a man searching savage jungles for his kidnapped wife, the "Ramayana" combines "Heart of Darkness" with the "Odyssey". And bizarrely, this violent and erotic account of a war between light and dark is at the heart of the fiercest controversy in contemporary Indian politics - one that has claimed over 10,000 lives. When Martin Buckley first...Read more
  • ISBN10 0091925762
  • ISBN13 9780091925765
  • Publish Date 7 August 2008
  • Publish Status Out of Print
  • Out of Print 10 August 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Cornerstone
  • Imprint Hutchinson
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 368
  • Language English