Half mythical, heroic and sagacious, the emperor Vikramaditya is widely regarded as India’s greatest monarch. This collection of stories tells of the ruler’s fabled encounter with a vetala, a genie who inhabits the body of a corpse. The emperor begs the spirit for his help against a mighty necromancer and is told in return twenty-four tales, each of which presents a situation he might face as a king and culminates in a riddle that he must solve. With each answer, Vikramaditya displays his deep wisdom, proving himself to be the ideal monarch and winning, in the twenty-fifth tale, the guidance he needs from the vetala to destroy his powerful enemy. Written down in medieval times but inspired by an oral tradition stretching back centuries, these wise and witty tales rank amongst the great masterpieces of Sanskrit literature.
Lingua Inglese ● Formato EPUB ● Pagine 336 ● ISBN 9780141907925 ● Traduttore Chandra Rajan ● Casa editrice Penguin Books Ltd ● Pubblicato 2006 ● Scaricabile 6 volte ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2268569 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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