William Buck

William Buck died in 1970 at the age of 37 after more than 1William Buck died in 1970 at the age of 37 after more than 15 years of work on the "Ramayana, Mahabharata, " and the unf5 years of work on the "Ramayana, Mahabharata, " and the unfinished "Harivamsa." Of the two finished books, he wrote, "Minished "Harivamsa." Of the two finished books, he wrote, "My method in writing both Mahabharata and Ramayana was to begy method in writing both Mahabharata and Ramayana was to begin with a literal...See more

William Buck died in 1970 at the age of 37 after more than 1William Buck died in 1970 at the age of 37 after more than 15 years of work on the "Ramayana, Mahabharata, " and the unf5 years of work on the "Ramayana, Mahabharata, " and the unfinished "Harivamsa." Of the two finished books, he wrote, "Minished "Harivamsa." Of the two finished books, he wrote, "My method in writing both Mahabharata and Ramayana was to begy method in writing both Mahabharata and Ramayana was to begin with a literal translation from which to extract the storin with a literal translation from which to extract the story, and then to tell that story in an interesting way that woy, and then to tell that story in an interesting way that would preserve the spirit and flavor of the original." uld preserve the spirit and flavor of the original." See less