{"product_id":"9780393081756","title":"Mahabharata: A Modern Retelling","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Astonishing. . . . [Satyamurti’s \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e] brings [the] past alive . . . as though it were a novel in finely crafted verse.”—Vinay Dharwadker\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eOriginally composed approximately two thousand years ago, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war. But it contains much more than conflict. An epic masterpiece of huge sweep and magisterial power, “a hundred times more interesting” than the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, writes Wendy Doniger in the introduction, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless work that evokes a world of myth, passion, and warfare while exploring eternal questions of duty, love, and spiritual freedom. A seminal Hindu text, which includes the \u003cem\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/em\u003e, it is also one of the most important and influential works in the history of world civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eInnovatively composed in blank verse rather than prose, Carole Satyamurti’s English retelling covers all eighteen books of the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e. This new version masterfully captures the beauty, excitement, and profundity of the original Sanskrit poem as well as its magnificent architecture and extraordinary scope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50108120531184,"sku":"9780393081756","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393081756","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}