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The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception: Texts and Translations

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The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception: Texts and Translations. / Sarkar, Bihani.
In: Asian Literature and Translation, Vol. 5, No. 1, 05.11.2018, p. 146-266.

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Sarkar, B 2018, 'The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception: Texts and Translations', Asian Literature and Translation, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 146-266. https://doi.org/10.18573/alt.36

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Sarkar, B. (2018). The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception: Texts and Translations. Asian Literature and Translation, 5(1), 146-266. https://doi.org/10.18573/alt.36

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Sarkar B. The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception: Texts and Translations. Asian Literature and Translation. 2018 Nov 5;5(1):146-266. doi: 10.18573/alt.36

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Sarkar, Bihani. / The Tale of King Suratha and its Literary reception : Texts and Translations. In: Asian Literature and Translation. 2018 ; Vol. 5, No. 1. pp. 146-266.

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