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‘Hikayat Pandawa Lima’ Featured in ‘The Book Review’

Harry Aveling’s Hikayat Pandawa Lima, published by Writers Workshop, has been reviewed by Dr Pradip Bhattacharya in The Book Review. He says of the book: “Chock-full of adventures and romance, the flavour is much like the Kathasaritsagara (c. 11th century) and Dashakumaracharita (c. 8th century). Aveling’s introduction provides a valuable framework for reading the chronicle. The publisher Ananda Lal’s list of original Sanskrit names of major characters is extremely helpful in navigating through the plethora of persona peopling the chronicle. […]

A sample cover of the book: emerald-green handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.

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Hikayat Pandawa Lima

Translator: Harry Aveling Pages: 312 Year of Publication: 2024 Price: Rs 1200 / US$ 40 ISBN: 978-81-968192-5-5 (9788196819255) About the Translator Professor Harry Aveling (PhD, Malay Studies, National University of Singapore; Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Technology, Sydney) holds honorary appointments in Translation Studies, Monash University, and Asian Studies, La Trobe University, both in Melbourne, Australia. He has translated extensively from Indonesian and Malay, and co-translated from Hindi. In 1991 he received the Anugerah Pengembangan Sastera (Literary Development Award) […]

A sample cover of the book: midnight blue coloured handloom sari with gold embossed nameplate and lettering for the title and author's name. The border of the sari lines the right hand margin of the cover.

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Author: André Nayer Translator (English): Harry Aveling Translator (Vietnamese): Châu Diên Pham Toàn Pages: 118 Year of Publication: 2022 Price: Rs 500 / €10 ISBN: 978-81-958199-7-3 (9788195819973) About the Author André Nayer was born in Jadotville/Likasi, Congo RDC, the son of a Belgian mother, Blanche Janssens, and an Indian father, Santokh Singh Nayer (born in Mombasa, Kenya), grandson of Gurdit Singh Nayer (born in Lahore, Punjab). His work has covered diverse roles, from years spent at Law School to jurist, researcher, […]

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Hikayat Seri Rama: The Malay Ramayana

Translator: Harry Aveling Pages: 288 Year of Publication: 2020 Price: Rs 900 / $30 ISBN: 978-81-946740-6-1 (9788194674061) About the Translator Professor Harry Aveling (PhD, Malay Studies, National University of Singapore; Doctor of Creative Arts, University of Technology, Sydney) holds honorary appointments in Translation Studies, Monash University, and Asian Studies, La Trobe University, both in Melbourne, Australia. He has translated extensively from Indonesian and Malay, and co-translated from Hindi. In 1991 he received the Anugerah Pengembangan Sastera (Literary Development Award) for his “commitment […]