Asoca: A Sutra | Latest Indian historical-fiction book on Ashoka the Great by award-winning author Irwin Allan Sealy | Penguin Books | Longlisted for The JCB Prize for Literature 2021 Book Information:

man? Who was the king?Who was Asoca?"Sealy's distinct technique and his singular meandering and descriptive narrative form have ensured him [...] unequalled standing in [the] world of Indian writing in English" - The GuardianAsoca-often spelled Ashoka-was hailed as Ashoka the Great, the emperor who ruled most of the Indian Subcontinent and was pivotal in the spread of Buddhism from India to other parts of Asia in the third century BC. But his life as emperor was not always led by non-violence. History has it that he masterminded one of the biggest and deadliest wars ever fought, and it was the insurmountable grief he experienced at the sight of the people dying and dead on the battleground that made him turn to Buddhism and take a vow of ahimsa. Who was the man, and who was the king? What were his demons, and what gave him strength? This historical novel, drawn from research and portrayed with energy and complexity, transports the reader to the era of the Mauryan dynasty with atmospheric vividness and insight. Epic in scope and Shakespearean in drama, Asoca: A Sutra leaves the reader breathless with the full-bodied richness of Sealy's prose, his trademark whimsy and his imaginative modern reconstruction of that enigmatic and brilliant ruler of the Indian subcontinent.

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• Asoca: A Sutra | Latest Indian historical-fiction book on Ashoka the Great by award-winning author Irwin Allan Sealy | Penguin Books | Longlisted for The JCB Prize for Literature 2021 Published On :

12 July 2021

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