From Academy Award-nominated Pixar animator and director, founder of Ghee Happy Studio, and acclaimed author-illustrator Sanjay Patel comes a bold, modern retelling of theMahabharata, India’s greatest epic.
Author: Sanjay Patel Format: Hardcover Publisher: Mandala Publishing Publication date: October 28, 2025 Pages: 432 Language: English ISBN: 979-8887621555
Adapted and illustrated with both humor and heart for a contemporary audience, this stunning visual retelling of the Indian epic the Mahabharata features more than 400 pages of illustrated text in Academy Award-nominated animator Sanjay Patel’s iconic style.Ten times the length of the Iliad and the Odyssey combined, the Mahabharata is astonishingly vast in both scope and size, a library of ancient Indian culture and knowledge. In this thrilling modern adaptation, Patel has condensed over 200,000 lines of the original Sanskrit verse into a single volume that is easy to understand for those new to the story. Patel’s engaging artwork imparts multiple layers of meaning in a groundbreaking visual presentation that allows readers to fully immerse themselves in theMahabharata and all its wonders.
About the Author
Sanjay Patel is an animator and illustrator who worked at Pixar for 20 years, contributing to many of their most beloved films. In 2015, he wrote and directed the short filmSanjay’s Super Team,which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Film. In 2018, he launched Ghee Happy Studio, which produces the animated children’s show Ghee Happy, about the Hindu pantheon.
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