Tales from the Kathasaritsagara
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Courtesans in Sanskrit
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Framed narrative
Gunadhya
Indian Literature
Indian stories
Kathasaritsagara
Ocean of Stories
Ocean of Story
Sanskrit merchant tales
Somadeva
The Great Narrative
Vidyadharas
Wendy Doninger
Product details
- ISBN 9781538184257
- Weight: 562g
- Dimensions: 158 x 237mm
- Publication Date: 16 Oct 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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The Kathasaritsagara is a combination of simultaneously innocent and sophisticated folk stories bringing forth both common sense and highly sophisticated Sanskrit writing. It paints a vivid picture of a most particular part of India at one moment in history, and yet it tells stories that are the Indian variants – often the Indian sources – of stories told around the world. Arisha Sattar’s translations bring these stories to life in a modern way, while retaining their ancient meanings.
Arshia Sattar works with myths, epics and the story traditions of the Indian sub-continent, most particularly with the Sanskrit text of Valmiki's Ramayana. She writes about and teaches classical Indian literatures at various institutions in India and abroad and has recently published books based on Hindu myths and epics for younger readers. Her previous acclaimed translations at Rowman & Littlefield include Valmiki's Uttara Kanda: The Book of Answers and Valmiki's Ramayana.
