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The Ramayana (Narayan book)

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The Ramayana is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It was first published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1972.[1] The book is a shortened, prose adaptation of the Tamil Kamba Ramayanam.[2] In 1938, Narayan made a promise to his dying uncle that he would translate the Kamba Ramayana to English, however, he did not think about this promise until 1968 when he began work on this effort.[3] He later wrote The Mahabharata, published in 1978.

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The Ramayana
First edition
AuthorR.K. Narayan
LanguageEnglish
GenreMythology
PublisherChatto and Windus
Publication date1972
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint
ISBN978-0-14-004428-7
OCLC2798190
Preceded byMy Days 
Followed byThe Painter of Signs 
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