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The Ramayana is the tale of Rama, the prince of Ayodhya. The Ramayana is perhaps one of the best known epics in the world which transcends all barriers of time, caste, creed and space. The reason for Ramayana's great popularity is that it is one story entwined in so many amazing stories woven so beautifully that not even for a moment you feel out of place. The exciting characters, their problems, their values and the crafty situations transform you into another world. You feel like one among them. Their joys make you laugh and their pains and sorrows make you cry. They take you on a journey beyond comprehension. Rama, the son of Dahsratha, goes to the forest for fourteen years to honour his father's words. His wife Sita and his brother Lakshmana accompany him. Their sojourn with forest life is full of adventures as they make new friends and meet weird foes. Their happy life is disturbed when Ravana, the king of Lanka, abducts Sita. Rama takes help of Sugriva, Honuman and with the monkey army he manages to rescue her. In the battle that ensued Ravana is killed.But that is not the end of the story. The tale further describes Rama Rajya, Sita's banishment and the birth of Rama's sons Luva and Kusha. So here's this vivid and vibrant ancient epic of Ramayana which is laced with adventures, excitement, love and war in the amazing stories intertwined with the main story line. This delightfully retold epic is sure to steal your heart.Jai Sri Rama

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Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or to look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout. The text used in this book is in simplified characters.

Full story unabridged in simplified Chinese
Pinyin for the entire text
Definitions for difficult vocabulary
Historical explanations and summaries
Author illustrations
Free MP3s read by two native speakers

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The story of Rama books [Pts I-II] together relate in 16 episodes, Pt II covers an introduction of the imperative mood; other important noun and pronoun declensions; "having done something" used with prefixes; the past passive participle; the conjugation of the middle voice and the verb "to be" in present, future and past tenses; and the om[letion of the standard method of transliteration.

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Due to its complex writing system, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Full literacy of Chinese requires a working knowledge of three to four thousand Chinese characters and breaking into reading Chinese literature is a daunting task.Capturing Chinese: Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah Q presents one of the best works of modern Chinese literature as a comprehensive tool to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature in its original form. Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or to look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout and illustrations recreate the scenes.The text used in this book is in simplified characters.Free audio files of Lu Xun's The Real Story of Ah Q are also included with the purchase of this book and are available for download from the publisher's website. The audio files include both a woman and male speaker.

Part II covers an introduction to the imperative mood; other important noun and pronoun declensions; having done something used with prefixes; the past passive participle; the conjugation of the middle voice and the verb tobe in present, future and past tenses

Lu Xun, the father of modern Chinese literature, is an essential read for the intermediate and advanced student of Chinese. A New Year's Sacrifice is one of Lu Xun's best works from his second collection of short stories, Wondering. Due to its complex writing system, Chinese is one of the most difficult languages in the world. Full literacy of Chinese requires a working knowledge of three to four thousand Chinese characters and breaking into reading Chinese literature is a daunting task. Capturing Chinese: Lu Xun's A New Year's Sacrifice presents one of the best works of modern Chinese literature as a comprehensive tool to help students of Chinese read Chinese literature in its original form. Footnotes highlight the more difficult vocabulary and pinyin is provided for the entire text. There is no need to constantly consult a dictionary or to look up difficult characters by radical. Historical events, people, and places are explained throughout and illustrations recreate the scenes. The text used in this book is in simplified characters. An English translation of the story is included and helps readers gain a full understanding of the story. * Full story unabridged in simplified Chinese * Pinyin for the entire text * Definitions for difficult vocabulary * Historical explanations and summaries * English translation * Illustrations throughout * Free MP3s read by two native speakers Free audio files of Lu Xun's A New Year's Sacrifice are also included with the purchase of this book and are available for download from the publisher's website, www.CapturingChinese.com. The audio files include both a woman and male speaker.

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