EPIC LOVES : Stories from the Adi Parva of the Mahabharata
- Publisher : Speaking Tiger
- Publishing year : October 2022
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9789354473265
- Imprint : Speaking Tiger
- Age Group : Young Adult
- Language : English
The Mahabharata is celebrated as the greatest story ever told about war. But at its heart it may well be about love&mda ...
The Mahabharata is celebrated as the greatest story ever told about war. But at its heart it may well be about love—tender and wounding, romantic and pragmatic in equal measure. In this book, Ashok Banker, a pioneer of fiction based on Indian myth and history, brings us five great love stories from the Adi Parva, the opening section of the Mahabharata.
Beginning with the classic tale of the star-crossed lovers Shakuntala and Dushyanta, Banker takes us to territories both familiar and surprising: King Shantanu’s consuming passion for Ganga, incarnated as a human, who will eventually abandon him; Satyavati’s healing love that pulls Shantanu out of grief, but for which a son must pay a terrible price; Bhishma and Amba’s brief, tragic meeting that will haunt them for life; and the little-known but perhaps the most poignant story of all—the story of two friends, Devayani and Sharmishtha, and the man they both loved, Yayati.
Ashok Banker is the internationally acclaimed author of over 50 published books ranging from non-fiction, mythological retellings, historical and literary fiction to crime, mystery, thrillers, romance, science fiction, fantasy, horror. His hugely successful Ramayana Series is credited with having launched the genre of English-language mythological retellings and influenced an entire generation of authors. Over 3 million copies of his books have been sold in 18 languages, 58 countries and in eBook editions. As a journalist, he broke front-page news stories for Times of India and Outlook. As a screenwriter, he created and wrote India’s first TV series in English and co-created and co-wrote Malaysia’s first TV series in English, as well as several other hit shows. Born in Mumbai, Ashok is of Irish-Portuguese-Sri Lankan-Indian parentage and lived in India for over 51 years. He now resides in Los Angeles.
