Ramayana

Daljit Nagra (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

352 Seiten

2013 | Main
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-29487-9 (ISBN)

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The Ramayana is one of the great epics of the ancient world, with versions spanning the cultures, religions and languages of Asia. Its story of Rama's quest to recover his wife Sita from her abduction by Raavana, the Lord of the Underworld, has enchanted readers and audiences across the Eastern world for thousands of years. Daljit Nagra was captivated by his grandparents' Punjabi version as a child, and has chosen to rejuvenate the story for a new generation of multicultural, multi-faith readers. By drawing on scenes originating in versions such as those from Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, as well as the better-known Indian Ramayanas, and by incorporating elements of Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Jain and secular versions, Nagra creates a consciously multicultural Ramayana. This dazzling version is both accessible and engaging, written in Nagra's typically vibrant and eclectic language, and bursting with energy, pathos and humour.

Daljit Nagra was born and raised in West London, then Sheffield. He currently lives in Harrow with his wife and daughters and works in a secondary school. His first collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover!, won the 2007 Forward Prize for Best First Collection and was shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award. In 2008 he won the South Bank Show/Arts Council Decibel Award. Tippoo Sultan's Incredible White-Man Tiger Toy-Machine!!! was shortlisted for the T. S. Eliot Prize 2011.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	3.10.2013
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 224 mm
Gewicht	574 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte
ISBN-10	0-571-29487-1 / 0571294871
ISBN-13	978-0-571-29487-9 / 9780571294879
Zustand	Neuware