Ramayana - : A New Retelling of Valmiki's Ancient Epic- Linda Egenes and Kumuda Reddy

Linda Egenes and Kumuda Reddy retell Valmiki’s Ramayana in accessible English prose, following Rama’s struggle with loyalty, power and wrongdoing. Their narrative brings the ancient Indian epic’s ethical and spiritual questions into a form suited to modern readers.

Choose it for an introduction to the story as literature and sacred mythology, rather than a line-by-line Sanskrit study. This 400-page Tarcher paperback includes an introduction by Michael Sternfeld; ISBN 9780143111801.