EPIC LOVES STORIES FROM THE ADI PARVA OF THE MAHABHARATA

by Ashok Banker

Synopsis

The Mahabharata is celebrated as the greatest story ever told about war. But
at its heart it may well be about love—tender and wounding, romantic and
pragmatic in equal measure. In this book, Ashok Banker, a pioneer of fiction
based on Indian myth and history, brings us five great love stories from the Adi
Parva, the opening section of the Mahabharata.
Beginning with the classic tale of the star-crossed lovers Shakuntala and
Dushyanta, Banker takes us to territories both familiar and surprising: King
Shantanu's consuming passion for Ganga, incarnated as a human, who will
eventually abandon him; Satyavati's healing love that pulls Shantanu out of
grief, but for which a son must pay a terrible price; Bhishma and Amba's brief,
tragic meeting that will haunt them for life; and the little-known but perhaps
the most poignant story of all—the story of two friends, Devayani and
Sharmishtha, and the man they both loved, Yayati.
These are timeless tales of desire, retold for the 21st-century reader in
brilliantly accessible and dramatic prose by an extraordinary storyteller.

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Release date: October 10, 2022

Publisher: Speaking tiger

Print pages: 293