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Dec 12, 2017 · What a beautifully written piece of work by the author!! It kept me awake and made me think and ponder on a lot of things occurring in one's life inside and outside. A must read! The Palace of Illusions.
Feb 12, 2008 · A REIMAGINING OF THE WORLD-FAMOUS INDIAN EPIC, THE MAHABHARAT—TOLD FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF AN AMAZING WOMAN. Relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half history, half myth, and wholly magical.
The Palace of Illusions: A Novel is a 2008 novel by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, published by Doubleday. The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi's (Panchaali's) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, an Indian best selling novelist, has penned an extremely emotional and gripping mythological-cum-historical-fiction novel, The Palace of Illusions that narrates the great epic Indian mythological tale, Mahabharata from the point of view of the most brilliant and fearless female character, Draupadi, who weaves her ...
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Deeply relevant to today’s war-torn world, The Palace of Illusions, an international bestseller which has been taught at over 100 colleges and universities, takes us back to the time of the Indian epic The Mahabharat —a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical.
Feb 10, 2009 · The Palace of Illusions: A Novel. Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the...
The Palace of Illusions takes us back to a time that is half-history, half-myth, and wholly magical; narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the five Pandava brothers, we...
Feb 10, 2009 · Chitra's women experience love, loss and longing through tangled marriages, bitter divorces, childbirth, abortion, abuse, violence, racism, poverty and riches. Now, in a daring novel out this month, Banerjee Divakaruni returns to a fantastic world, inhabited by kings, queens, villains and sorcerers." —Vogue India.
Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharata, as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga.
Set in early 19th century Bengal, The Palace of Illusions weaves an epic tale of love and betrayal. Told through the eyes of Draupadi, a gifted and ambitious princess, the story transports readers to a world of splendor and turmoil.
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