{"product_id":"mahabharata","title":"Mahabharata","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally composed approximately two thousand years ago, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e tells the story of a royal dynasty, descended from gods, whose feud over their kingdom results in a devastating war. But it contains much more than conflict. An epic masterpiece of huge sweep and magisterial power, \"a hundred times more interesting\" than the \u003cem\u003eIliad\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eOdyssey\u003c\/em\u003e, writes Wendy Doniger in the introduction, the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e is a timeless work that evokes a world of myth, passion, and warfare while exploring eternal questions of duty, love, and spiritual freedom. A seminal Hindu text, which includes the \u003cem\u003eBhagavad Gita\u003c\/em\u003e, it is also one of the most important and influential works in the history of world civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInnovatively composed in blank verse rather than prose, Carole Satyamurti's English retelling covers all eighteen books of the \u003cem\u003eMahabharata\u003c\/em\u003e. This new version masterfully captures the beauty, excitement, and profundity of the original Sanskrit poem as well as its magnificent architecture and extraordinary scope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48836050321613,"sku":"9780393352498","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_49fd9ae9-3f7d-4101-b8f4-e1e92b388298.jpg?v=1790991882","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/mahabharata","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}