Mahabharata Book Eight - Karna

Klappentext "published in the geek chic format" - Bookforum"The Book of Karna" relates the events of the two dramatic days after the defeat of the great warriors and generals Bhishma and Drona, in which Karna - great hero and the eldest Pandava - leads the Kaurava army into combat. This first volume of "Karna" depicts mighty battles in gory detail, sets the scene for Karna's tragic death, and includes a remarkable verbal duel between Karna and his reluctant charioteer Shalya, the king of the Madras, as they hurl abuse at each other before entering the fray. Zusammenfassung Presents the events that occurred during the mighty hero Karna's two days as general of the Kaurava army. This title deals with the war's seventeenth and penultimate day.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Bowles, Adam (TRN) Bowles
• Assisted by: Robert Beer (Illustration), Adam Bowles (Editor), Adam Bowles (Translation)
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2008
• EAN: 9780814799956
• ISBN: 978-0-8147-9995-6
• No. of pages: 624
• Dimensions: 114 mm x 165 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Clay Sanskrit Library; Clay Sanskrit Library
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions