Arrow of the Blue-skinned God: A Journey Through India - Softcover

Blank, Jonah

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671712128 ISBN 13: 9780671712129

Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division), 1994

Synopsis

This is a classic account of a journey through India, with the author joining the Maharajah of Jaipur, conversing with the commander of a Ceylonese death squad, talking with terrorists in the Punjab and guerrillas in Trincomalee. The book also includes stories of swamis and Brahmins, lepers and laundresses, teenagers and TV actors alike in an account of contemporary India set against the framework of the "Ramayana" - India's most beloved epic.

About this title

From the Publisher

For 3,000 years, India has told the epic tale of the blue-skinned man-god Rama's journey across its timeless land; this unique travel book retraces his steps and retells his story in a vivid portrait of India today.

From the Inside Flap

ars, India has told the epic tale of the blue-skinned man-god Rama's journey across its timeless land; this unique travel book retraces his steps and retells his story in a vivid portrait of India today.

Edition details

• Publisher: Simon & Schuster (Trade Division)
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0671712128
• ISBN 13: 9780671712129
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English