Arrow of the Blue-Skinned God [RARE BOOKS]

A travel book unlike any other—a vivid retelling of the great epic, interwoven with a lively and sympathetic account of the author's encounters across the subcontinent.' —Shashi Tharoor, India Today India's most beloved epic, the Ramayana, is the three-thousand-year-old story of Rama' s journey across the subcontinent. It is during this journey that the dutiful son, sent into exile by his father, makes the spiritual journey from man to god. In this book, journalist Jonah Blank physically retraces the blue-skinned god's steps and draws back the veil on the mysteries and riches of India through a retelling of the epic. Perhaps the most appealing rendering of Valmiki's poetry available in English...One recaptures in his narration a world of visual grandeur otherwise accessible only to those who can read Valmiki in the original.' —Tapan Raychaudhuri, Times Literary Supplement This informative and entertaining book is something to be thankful for.' —The New York Times Blank writes beautifully and taps into India's elusive and indestructible soul with a clarity few writers can attain.' —Publishers Weekly.