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Tales from the Kathasaritsagara (Penguin Classics) [Mass Market Paperback]

Somadeva (Author), Arshia Sattar (Translator, Introduction), Wendy Doniger (Foreword)

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Publication Date: May 1, 1997 | Series: Penguin Classics

This is an abridged and translated version of "The Kathasaritsagara" or "The Ocean of Stories". It brings together a varied selection of stories - histories and legends, myths, para-epic tales, animal and folktales, riddles and gnomic stories.

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Product Details

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Penguin Classics (May 1, 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140446982
ISBN-13: 978-0140446982
Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,458,480 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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