'To read Ka is to experience a giddy invasion of stories - brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful' The New York Times
'Who?' - or 'ka' - is the question that runs through Roberto Calasso's retelling of the stories of the minds and gods of India; the primordial question that continues to haunt human existence. From the Rigveda to the Upanishads, the Mahabharata to the life of Buddha, this book delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature to re-imagine the ancient Indian myths and how they resonate through space and time.
'The very best book about Hindu mythology that anyone has ever written' Wendy Doniger
'Dazzling, complex, utterly original ... Ka is his masterpiece' Sunday Times
| ISBN: | 9780241399224 |
| Publication date: | 25th July 2019 |
| Author: | Roberto Calasso |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 421 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Ancient religions and Mythologies Hindu texts: Vedas, Upanishads Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology) |
'To read Ka is to experience a giddy invasion of stories - brilliant, enigmatic, troubling, outrageous, erotic, beautiful' The New York Times
'Who?' - or 'ka' - is the question that runs through Roberto Calasso's retelling of the stories of the minds and gods of India; the primordial question that continues to haunt human existence. From the Rigveda to the Upanishads, the Mahabharata to the life of Buddha, this book delves into the corpus of classical Sanskrit literature to re-imagine the ancient Indian myths and how they resonate through space and time.
'The very best book about Hindu mythology that anyone has ever written' Wendy Doniger
'Dazzling, complex, utterly original ... Ka is his masterpiece' Sunday Times
Ka features in the following genres: Ancient religions and Mythologies, Hindu texts: Vedas, Upanishads, Folklore studies / Study of myth (mythology)
Ka is available in Paperback, Ebook
Ka was written by Roberto Calasso and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
Ka has 421 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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