For a 1957 abridged retelling of the Ramayana in English by C. Rajagopalachari, see Ramayana (Rajagopalachari book).
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| Author | R.K. Narayan |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Mythology |
| Publisher | Chatto and Windus |
| Publication date | 1972 |
| Publication place | India |
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| ISBN | 978-0-14-004428-7 |
| OCLC | 2798190 |
| Preceded by | My Days |
| Followed by | The Painter of Signs |
The Ramayana is a mythological book by R. K. Narayan. It was first published by Chatto and Windus, London in 1972. The book is a shortened, prose adaptation of the Tamil Kamba Ramayanam. 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. He later wrote The Mahabharata, published in 1978.
References
- Walsh, William (1 November 1982). R. K. Narayan: A Critical Appreciation. University Of Chicago Press. pp. 112. ISBN 978-0-226-87213-1.
- Nahal, Chaman (1980). The Humanities Review. 2: 51.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Sundaram, P. S. (1988). R.K. Narayan as a novelist. New world literature series. Vol. 14. B.R. Pub. Corp. p. 126. ISBN 978-81-7018-531-4.
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