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Listen, o king!: five-and-twenty tales of Vikram and the vetal

✍ Scribed by Agarwal, Deepa;Śivadāsa

Book ID
100531578
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd; Puffin
Year
2016
Tongue
English
Weight
116 KB
Category
Fiction
City
Gurgaon
ISBN
9386057972

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✦ Synopsis

'If you know the answer and do not respond, your head will shatter into pieces!' In a land of glorious kings, bloodthirsty demons and talking spirits, was born the lore of Vikram and the Vetal. After a series of mysterious events, King Vikramaditya carries the vetal, a witty ghost, on a long journey through death's playground. The vetal narrates the most fascinating tales and asks the most puzzling riddles, leaving Vikram completely stumped. Deepa Agarwal's beautiful translation brings age-old wisdom alive through the vetal's wondrous stories that are bound to confound and captivate readers even today.

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Fiction

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