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Ramayana Book Four

Kishkindha

Valmiki author Rosalind Lefeber translator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:New York University Press

Published:1st Nov '05

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Ramayana Book Four cover

Rama goes to the monkey capital of Kishkíndha to seek help in finding Sita, and meets Hánuman, the greatest of the monkey heroes. There are two claimants for the monkey throne, Valin and Sugríva; Rama helps Sugríva win the throne, and in return Sugríva promises to help in the search for Sita. The monkey hordes set out in every direction to scour the world, but without success until an old vulture tells them she is in Lanka. Hánuman promises to leap over the ocean to Lanka to pursue the search.
Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC Foundation
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ISBN: 9780814752074

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 295g

415 pages