kate_nepveu: sleeping cat carved in brown wood (wood cat)Kate ([personal profile] kate_nepveu) wrote,
@ 2012-04-12 07:21 pm UTC
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A long long time ago (well, okay, in 2009), [personal profile] rachelmanija recommended some (ETA) translations retellings and adaptations of the Mahabharata, and I put the two volumes of the version by Ramesh Menon on my Amazon wishlist to await the appropriate moment (as they were thirty-odd bucks each in paperback).

Today I was buying some other things and went down my wishlist, as I sometimes do, seeing if forthcoming things have been released or prices have dropped or whatnot, and discovered that the two volumes were now available as ebooks for ~$3.50. Finding the second volume was not as easy as it should be, so here's direct links to both: volume one and volume two. (Barnes & Noble currently seems to be listing volume 1 twice, though they may just have attached the wrong cover image.)



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oyceter: teruterubouzu default icon (teru teru)


[personal profile] oyceter
2012-04-12 11:39 pm UTC (link)
Sweet, thank you! I read them from the library and really want to own them, but they are HUUUUUGE.

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rachelmanija: (Mahabharata: Krishna with wheel)


[personal profile] rachelmanija
2012-04-12 11:40 pm UTC (link)
Holy shit! Thank you so much for mentioning this!

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[identity profile] desdenova.livejournal.com
2012-04-13 01:41 am UTC (link)
Nice. I've wanted to read the Mahabharata for a long time (since watching episodes of the TV show back when I lived in the UK many many years ago). Cheap e-books represent a perfect opportunity. Thanks for pointing it out!

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kore: (Barbara Cooney - Persephone)


[personal profile] kore
2012-04-13 05:31 am UTC (link)
Holy shit AWESOME. I wanted them too! //buys immediately

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dhobikikutti: earthen diya (diya)


[personal profile] dhobikikutti
2012-04-13 08:46 am UTC (link)
I will point out for the record that [personal profile] rachelmanija is recommending retellings and adaptations for the most part, and not literal translations.

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kate_nepveu: sleeping cat carved in brown wood (wood cat)


[personal profile] kate_nepveu
2012-04-13 10:53 am UTC (link)
Ack, you are quite right and I shall edit the post, thank you for pointing that out.

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telophase: (Cats - Sora and Nefer)


[personal profile] telophase
2012-04-13 07:28 pm UTC (link)
Awesome! Some time back I read part I and got halfway through part II and fully intend to finish them -- this was I can have them with me when I get the urge.

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qian: Tiny pink head of a Katamari character (what's going on)


[personal profile] qian
2012-04-13 09:07 pm UTC (link)
Ah, thanks for pointing it out! Bargainous!

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