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* "...it's really intriguing to find a book that deals differently with Draupadi - not a Manushi article or a Gender Studies tract on 'Mythical Women and Agency', but a proper story, like Vyasa's epic, where Draupadi begins. ... The 'mysterious woman' style of narration is unmistakably Divakaruni's." Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times<ref>http://www.hindustantimes.com/Review-The-palace-of-illusions/Article1-304237.aspx |
* "...it's really intriguing to find a book that deals differently with Draupadi - not a Manushi article or a Gender Studies tract on 'Mythical Women and Agency', but a proper story, like Vyasa's epic, where Draupadi begins. ... The 'mysterious woman' style of narration is unmistakably Divakaruni's." Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Review-The-palace-of-illusions/Article1-304237.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110701221419/http://www.hindustantimes.com:80/Review-The-palace-of-illusions/Article1-304237.aspx |archivedate=July 1, 2011 }} </ref> |
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* "Is Divakaruni's novel a usefully accessible version of a remote cultural artifact, or a case of forcing a remarkable quart into a conventional pint pot?" Elsbeth Lindner, San Francisco Chronicle<ref>http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-02-12/entertainment/17139479_1_chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-novel-indian-epic</ref> |
* "Is Divakaruni's novel a usefully accessible version of a remote cultural artifact, or a case of forcing a remarkable quart into a conventional pint pot?" Elsbeth Lindner, San Francisco Chronicle<ref>http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-02-12/entertainment/17139479_1_chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-novel-indian-epic</ref> |
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* [http://scribblesofsoul.com/palace-of-illusions-by-chitralekha-bannerjee/ Palace of Illusions on Scribbles of Soul] |
* [http://scribblesofsoul.com/palace-of-illusions-by-chitralekha-bannerjee/ Palace of Illusions on Scribbles of Soul] |
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Revision as of 21:59, 26 May 2016
The Palace of Illusions is a 2008 novel by award-winning novelist and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. It was released by Picador.
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.
Reviews
- "...it's really intriguing to find a book that deals differently with Draupadi - not a Manushi article or a Gender Studies tract on 'Mythical Women and Agency', but a proper story, like Vyasa's epic, where Draupadi begins. ... The 'mysterious woman' style of narration is unmistakably Divakaruni's." Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times[1]
- "Is Divakaruni's novel a usefully accessible version of a remote cultural artifact, or a case of forcing a remarkable quart into a conventional pint pot?" Elsbeth Lindner, San Francisco Chronicle[2]
- Palace of Illusions on Scribbles of Soul
- Book Review : The Palace of Illusions - July 16, 2015
See also
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
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