He has raised his twin son and daughter alone since the death of his wife Meera, whose poetry he published posthumously to great acclaim. In his current incarnation, egotistical, womanizing Vyasa is a professor, internationally famous for his controversial take on ancient texts. He summarizes the original epic while explaining how its composer Vyasa, Vyasa’s second wife Meera, the slave girl Leela whom Vyasa impregnated and a slew of secondary characters have reappeared through the ages, reliving the original story of egotism, sexual conquest and intrigue, as well as love and loyalty. Elephant-headed Ganesh, the traditional scribe of the Mahabharata, narrates. The author makes the epic accessible to less knowledgeable Westerners while keeping its large scope. British travel writer Albinia’s ( Empires of the Indus, 2008) first novel retells the Mahabharata in present-day Delhi.
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