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Feb 12, 2008 · 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. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.
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.
Palace of Illusions is a captivating reimagining of the ancient Indian epic, the Mahabharata, from the perspective of Draupadi. Through Draupadi's eyes, we witness the complexities of love, ambition, and power in a male-dominated world.
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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!
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 ...
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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. Narrated by Panchaali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers in the Mahabharat, the novel gives us a new interpretation of this ancient tale.
- Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
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.
Married to five royal husbands who have been cheated out of their father’s kingdom, Panchaali aids their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war.
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s 2008 novel, The Palace of Illusions, is a retelling of the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata. Divakaruni is also the author of short story collection Arranged Marriage (1995) and novels Sister of My Heart (1999) and One Amazing Thing (2009).
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 are -- finally -- given a woman's take on the timeless tale that is the Mahabharata Tracing Panchaali's life -- from fiery birth and lonely childhood, where her beloved brother is ...
- Chitra Divakaruni
