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Informationen zum Autor ADITYA NARAYAN DHAIRYASHEEL HAKSAR is a well-known translator of Sanskrit classics. A long-time career diplomat, he served as the Indian high commissioner in Kenya and the Seychelles, minister in the United States and ambassador in Portugal and Yugoslavia. His translations from the Sanskrit include Hitopadesa , Simhasana Dvatrimsika , Subhashitavali , Kama Sutra , The Courtesan's Keeper , The Seduction of Shiva , Suleiman Charitra , Raghuvamsam and Three Hundred Verses , all published in Penguin Classics. Klappentext Ireland! awash in cash and greed! no longer turns to the Church for solace or comfort. But the decapitation of Father Joyce in a Galway church horrifies even the most jaded citizen. Jack Taylor! devastated by the recent trauma of personal loss! has always believed himself to be beyond salvation. But a new job offers a fresh start! and an unexpected partnership makes him hope that his one desperate vision - of family - might yet be fulfilled. An eerie mix of exorcism! a predatory stalker! and an unlikely attraction conspires to lure him into a murderous web of dark conspiracies. The spectre of a child haunts every waking moment. Zusammenfassung The fabled monarch Vikramaditya is considered to be a model of kingly virtues, and his reign a golden age of peace and prosperity. Narrated by the thirty-two statuettes of nymphs supporting his magic throne, this work describes his exploits and extol his extraordinary courage, compassion and kindness.
