01383cam a2200325 4500 295981916 TxAuBib 20100106120000.0 030501s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2002027896 9780865476608 0865476608 TxAuBib eng san Vālmīki. The Ramayana [BOOK] / Valmiki ; Ramesh Menon. Rāmāyanạ. New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003. xx, 697 pages ; 24 cm. Originally published: Lincoln, Nebraska : Writer's Club Press, 2001. The Demon's Boons -- Ravana's Daughter: A Southern Tale -- The Story of Viswamitra. India's most beloved and enduring legend, the Ramayana is widely acknowledged to be one of the world's great literary masterpieces. Novelist Menon has rendered the tale in lyrical prose that conveys all the beauty and excitement of the original, while making this classic accessible to a new generation of readers. 20100107. Epic poetry, Sanskrit Translation. Rāma (Hindu deity) in literature. Hindu mythology. Hindu legends. Folklore India. Ramesh Menon, 1951-