An Ocean of Stories
A look at Somadeva's 'Kathasaritsagara' and other related texts
India is often said to be the ‘cradle’ of all stories, the land from which stories spread far and wide across the world. The 11th-century collection of stories known as the the Kathasaritsagara certainly adds credence to that claim. The title, translated in full, means ‘the ocean of the rivers of story’, a name that immediately brings to mind the image…
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