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New York. 1965. March 1965. Signet/New American Library. 1st Signet Classic Paperback Edition. Very Good in Wrappers. 0451502817. Newly Translated By Oroon Ghosh. Foreword By A.L. Basham. Illustrations By Baniprosonno. 341 pages. paperback. CT281. keywords: Signet Classic Paperback India Translated Literature Mythology Anthology. FROM THE PUBLISHER-Nowhere is the tradition of storytelling more deeply rooted than in India, where tales told three thousand years ago are still part of popular culture. In this volume, a rich sampling of the many strands that make up this tradition has been memorably rendered into English. These stories range over a wide human spectrum. They deal with love and adventure, religion and philosophy; among them are to be found animal stories that predate Aesop, and stories of Buddha that form part of India's great spiritual heritage. Some of these tales have the naïve purity of folk art; others are shaped with rare sophistication. All, however, help the reader understand-and delight in-one of the most fascinating of civilizations. Highly colored and exotic, of the spirit and of the flesh, they illumine universal human truth. In the words of A. L. Basham: 'The cultural heritage of the Western world is strengthened and deepened by the efforts of Dr. Ghosh and others like him, for thus new elements are injected into the intellectual stream. I hope that these stories will be enjoyed by a very wide circle of readers, wherever the English language is spoken. ' Illustrations by Baniprosonno. inventory #29047.
