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Megasthenes / Pai, Anant (ed.) 2009  Book
Pai, Anant (ed.) Book
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Publication Mumbai, Amar Chitra Katha Pvt. Ltd., 2009.
Description 36pBlue spine
Series Amarchitra Katha
Summary/Abstract Megasthenes was the ambassador of the Greek general Seleucus Nicator, at the court of Emperor Chandragupta Maurya, in 4th century B.C. He put his stay to good use by travelling widely and minutely documenting one of the most prosperous and enlightened periods of Indian history. Be it the customs and traditions of the people or the administrative skills of the king, Megasthenes wrote it all down in his four-volume travelogue, Indica.
Standard Number 8184821522 Pb.
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Shalimar the clown / Rushdie, Salman 2006  Book
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Publication London, Vintage, 2006.
Description 398pWhite spine
Summary/Abstract Los Angeles, 1991. Maximilian Ophuls, one of the makers of the modern world, is knifed to death in broad daylight on the doorstep of his illegitimate daughter India, slaughtered by his Kashmiri Muslim driver, a mysterious figure who calls himself Shalimar the clown. The dead man is a World War II Resistance hero, a man of formidable intellectual ability and much erotic appeal, a former United States ambassador to India, and subsequently America's counter-terrorism chief. The murder looks at first like a political assassination but turns out to be passionately personal.". "This is the story of Max, his killer, and his daughter - and of a fourth character, the woman who links them, whose revelation finally explains them all. It is a narrative that moves from California to Kashmir, France, and England, and back to California again. Along the way there are tales of princesses lured from their homes by demons, legends of kings forced to defend their kingdoms against evil. There is kindness and there is magic capable of producing miracles, but there is also war - ugly, unavoidable, and seemingly interminable. And there is always love, gained and lost, uncommonly beautiful and mortally dangerous.
Standard Number 9780099421887 Pb.
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