Authors: Li Te Siuen
Translated by: Jasinevičius, Juozas
Translated from: Russian
Published on: 1970

This book contains extracts from four of the ancient Vietnamese fictional prose collections that appeared in between the 14^th and 16^th centuries. The oldest set is called “The collection of magic and secrets of the land of Viet”, created by Li Te Siuen, curator of the royal books warehouse in the beginning of the 14^th century. In Vietnam, the only books that were written up until this time were simply chronicles about various royal dynasties. The names of the heroes, dates of the events, even landmarks were taken from ancient chronicles. Even the manner of describing the heroes’ accomplishments is somewhat ancient. Even the novels end in a fashion that is based on historical events. Every year of “Double prosperity”, twenty-first year of “Uprising and plentitude” are famous dates in the history of Vietnam, dates of glorious military achievements. More

Authors: Veda Vyasa
Translated by: Vydunas
Translated from: German and English
Published on: 1947

There are numerous opinions about the origins of written Vedas. One of the most popular suggests that  it was Veda Vyasa who was first to write Vedas down. Until then, Vedas were passed through generations by oral reception. After finishing his work (4 Vedas), Veda-Vyasa was not fully satisfied and felt there is a lack in his work. As a result he then wrote Puranas – historical narrations, main of which is Mahabharata. Puranas were meant for less intelligent class of society. Bhagavad-Gita … More