Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon.

After a bloody palace uprising, Katyani, a young guardswoman to the royal family, discovers she is not who she thought she was and becomes a major pawn in the political games of a monster-filled land on the brink of war.

A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of sixteen traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian folklore. Transcribed by Indian and English folklorists in the nineteenth century, these stories brim with wit and magic. Fans of fairy tales will encounter familiar favorites-epic quests and talking animals-alongside...

Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis Le Mahābhārata, ou la « Grande (Guerre) des Bhāratas », est la plus vaste œuvre connue de la littérature hindoue : ses dix-neuf livres ne comptent pas moins de cent vingt mille versets. Immense compilation de récits oraux à l'origine, cette œuvre collective qu'on attribue au mystique Vyāsa aurait pris forme entre le IVe siècle avant J.-C. et le IVe siècle de notre ère,...