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Epic Retold

4 pieces

Illustration: a dark, snarling giant swings a fist at a crowned warrior on a red patterned background

The killing of Keechaka

An excerpt from Epic Retold

Painted mural of a Mahabharata battle with chariots, elephants and fallen warriors, armoured figures in front

The next day

As the first rays of the sun break through the eastern sky, Arjuna surveys the battle formation Drona has arranged to protect Jayadratha.

Close-up of hands using a smartphone beside a closed laptop, a second phone and a notebook

How the Mahabharata was retold on Twitter

24 July 2009. My colleague Bronwen Thomas turns to me, pointing to her computer screen...

Blue-and-white swallow perched on a weathered branch against a soft green background

16 little things about writing #TwitterFiction

Some interesting things about the retelling of the Mahabharata in tweets.