10 must-read mythology books like The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7) by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

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The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

4.54

Format: 600 pages, Paperback

The seventh volume continues with the account of the war with Karna who is instated as the commande…

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1. my Hanuman Chalisa

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

4.33

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Reflecting on one of Hinduism’s most popular prayer for positive energy Acclaimed mythologist Devd… read more

Similar categories in Devdutt Pattanaik's my Hanuman Chalisa book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • philosophy
  • religion
  • hinduism
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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2. Mahabharata

By: C. Rajagopalachari , Vyasa

4.31

Format: 483 pages, Paperback

Originally published in the year 1951, the huge popularity of the book has resulted in the book bei… read more

Similar categories in C. Rajagopalachari's Mahabharata book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • classics
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • fiction
  • epic
  • hinduism
  • mythology
"Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end."

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"What is the greatest wonder in the world? That, every single day, people die, Yet the living think they are immortal."

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"Like numerous river-currents that rush towards the one ocean, those heroes of the world of men enter your flaming mouths; like moths that fly ever faster to destroy themselves in a blazing flame, the…"

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

"An action carried out through human effort may be well planned, well performed and properly accomplished, and yet be thwarted by fate. But likewise a fated action, something not carried out by humans…"

-C. Rajagopalachari, Mahabharata

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3. Troilus and Cressida

By: William Shakespeare , Louis B. Wright , Virginia A. LaMar

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's plays. Now in its third… read more

Similar categories in William Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • classics
  • fiction
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4. The Poetic Edda

By: Anonymous , Lee M. Hollander

4.26

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

The Poetic Eddacomprises a treasure trove of mythic and spiritual verse holding an important place … read more

Similar categories in Anonymous's The Poetic Edda book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • classics
  • religion
  • mythology
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5. Diary of a Madman and Other Stories

By: Nikolai Gogol

4.35

Format: 26 pages, Paperback

Hailed by Nabokov as "the greatest artist that Russia has yet produced," Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) … read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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6. Salt: A World History

By: Mark Kurlansky

4.11

Format: None pages,

From the Bestselling Author of Cod and The Basque History of the World In his fifth work of nonfict… read more

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7. Don Quixote

By: Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra , Roberto González Echevarría , John Rutherford

3.66

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

Don Quixote has become so entranced by reading chivalric romances, that he determines to become a k… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
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8. The Tale of Genji

By: Royall Tyler , Murasaki Shikibu

3.90

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

See an alternate cover edition . Written in the eleventh century, this portrait of courtly life in… read more

Similar categories in Royall Tyler's The Tale of Genji book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • classics
  • fiction
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9. The Epic of Gilgamesh

By: Anonymous , N.K. Sandars

3.74

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

Miraculously preserved on clay tablets dating back as much as four thousand years, the poem of Gilg… read more

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  • epic
  • classics
  • mythology
  • fiction
"As for man, his days are numbered, whatever he might do, it is but wind."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Now let the gate of sorrow be closed behind me, and let it be sealed with tar and pitch."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"Gilgamesh was called a god and a man; Enkidu was an animal and a man. It is the story of their becoming human together."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

"When all the illusions of personal immortality are stripped away, there is only the act to maintain the freedom to act."

-Anonymous, The Epic of Gilgamesh

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10. The Red and the Black

By: Stendhal , None

3.86

Format: 577 pages, Paperback

Handsome, ambitious Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble provincial origins. Soon re… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"A good book is an event in my life."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"Toute vraie passion ne songe qu'a elle."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"It seems that my destiny is to die dreaming."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

"A novel is a mirror walking along a main road."

-Stendhal, The Red and the Black

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11. The Symposium

By: Plato , Christopher Gill

4.09

Format: 90 pages, Paperback

A fascinating discussion on sex, gender, and human instincts, as relevant today as ever. In the … read more

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  • philosophy
  • classics
"The truth about eros is terrifying."

-Plato, The Symposium

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet"

-Plato, The Symposium

"Ali,srecnice moj,mozda sam ja nista,a ti to ne primecujes."

-Plato, The Symposium

"καὶ οὗτος ἄρα καὶ ἄλλος πᾶς ὁ ἐπιθυμῶν τοῦ μὴ ἐτοίμου ἐπιθυμεῖ"

-Plato, The Symposium

12. The House of the Dead

By: Fyodor Dostoevsky , Ergin Altay

3.67

Format: 542 pages, Paperback

Accused of political subversion as a young man, Fyodor Dostoyevsky was sentenced to four years of h… read more

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13. Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom

By: Sanjeev Sanyal

4.63

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

The official narrative of India's freedom struggle has almost entirely been about the non-violent p… read more

Similar categories in Sanjeev Sanyal's Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • audiobook
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14. Doglapan: The Hard Truth about Life and Start-Ups

By: Ashneer Grover

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the unfettered story of Ashneer Grover-the favourite and misunderstood poster boy of Start-… read more

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15. The Iliad

By: Homer

3.91

Format: 848 pages, Hardcover

One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkes… read more

Similar categories in Homer's The Iliad book and Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa's The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

  • classics
  • mythology
  • fiction
"I say no wealth is worth my life."

-Homer, The Iliad

"These were the colloquies in heaven."

-Homer, The Iliad

"The sort of words a man says is the sort he hears in return."

-Homer, The Iliad

"Antilochus! You're the most appalling driver in the world! Go to hell!"

-Homer, The Iliad

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16. The Hidden Hindu

By: Akshat Gupta

3.92

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Prithvi, a cryptic 21-year-old who remembers incidents from before his birth, is in pursuit of a my… read more

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  • mythology
  • hinduism
  • fiction
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17. The Hidden Hindu 2

By: Akshat Gupta

4.14

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

The first battle is lost. The book of Mritsanjeevani is in the wrong hands but Nagendra's plans are… read more

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  • mythology
  • hinduism
  • fiction
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18. The Hidden Hindu 3

By: Akshat Gupta

4.11

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

Who is Nagendra or Om? Parimal and LSD struggle to trust each other while Nagendra is resurrected … read more

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  • mythology
  • hinduism
  • fiction
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19. The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

By: Guy de Maupassant

3.89

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Before succumbing to the insanity that ravaged his later life, Guy de Maupassant established a repu… read more

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  • classics
  • fiction
"A sick thought can devour the body's flesh more than fever or consumption."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Es evidente que la soledad resulta peligrosa para las mentes que piensan demasiado."

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"I said, 'If other beings besides us exist on Earth, why didn't we meet them a long time ago?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

"Whence come those mysterious influences which change our happiness into discouragement, and our self-confidence into diffidence?"

-Guy de Maupassant, The Horla and Others: Guy de Maupassant's Best Weird Fiction and Ghost Stories: Tales of Mystery, Murder, Fantasy & Horror (Oldstyle Tales' Horror Authors)

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20. Ramayana Versus Mahabharata: My Playful Comparison

By: Devdutt Pattanaik

3.89

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

It is a popular belief that the Ramayana is idealistic, while the Mahabharata is realistic. Yet the… read more

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  • philosophy
  • religion
  • hinduism
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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21. The Mahabharata (Mahabharata, #7)

By: Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa

4.54

Format: 600 pages, Paperback

The seventh volume continues with the account of the war with Karna who is instated as the commande… read more

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  • classics
  • philosophy
  • religion
  • fiction
  • epic
  • hinduism
  • mythology
  • audiobook

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