442 Prince, Emperor, Sage - Bābur and the Bāburnāma (with Anuradha)
The History of Literature
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Babur Nama - A Children's Book
The Babur nama is divided into three parts. So the first is all about his childhood times when 12 years of age he becomes a king. And then the second part is when Babur is in his 20s and it's more of coming of age kind of story but with a lot of responsibility. A lot of violence in the book so to cut down and filter those sections and just to draw out the theme of this coming of age. The third part is which makes up for when he's in Kabul and his many wins when he goes to him the sun and the final days of his life in Agra.
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