num_pages: 452
description: Budha-svamin tells the epic tale of the youthful exploits of prince Naravahanadatta. The reader is taken from royal palaces to flying sorcerers' mountain fastnesses via courtesans' bedrooms and merchant ships. A fast and witty narrative which provides a fascinating insight into ancient India.Budha-svamin's The Emperor of the Sorcerers is a racy telling of the celebrated lost Indian narrative cycle The Long Story framed by Nara-vahana-datta's magical adventures on his quest to become Emperor of the Sorcerers. It is indeed a great story as its Sanskrit title declares. Epic in scope and scale it has everything that a great story should: adventure romance suspense intrigue tragedy and comedy.Co-published by New York University Press and the JJC FoundationFor more on this title and other titles in the Clay Sanskrit series please visit http: //www.claysanskritlibrary.org
language: English
title: The Emperor Of The Sorcerers, Vol. 1
publisher: Clay Sanskrit