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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1957, a very ill Raymond Chandler, the British-American detective storywriter, received a letter from his long-time secretary advising him to take solace in reading this book. The book was translated into thirteen European, eight North and South East Asian and fourteen South Asian languages.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gautam Buddha is known as the ‘Light of Asia’ and the ‘Enlightened One’. Gautam Buddha preached the importance of physical and mental conditions of human life. His teachings emphasized on pragmatism and love. Edwin Arnold wrote a poem “Light of Asia” which describes the character of Prince Siddhartha and later Buddha.

Detailed explanation-3: -Book “The Light of Asia: The Poem that Defined the Buddha” is a compelling and comprehensive account of the epic poem of the same name authored by Sir Edwin Arnold that was first published in 1879. The book goes into intricate detail to unearth the nuances present in one of the richest narrative poems ever written.