Description
A dazzlingly inventive reimagining of the Mahabharata, this sweeping political satire recasts India’s epic heroes as figures in the struggle for independence and the turbulent birth of the modern nation. Through a richly layered narrative, mythology, history, and contemporary politics converge to examine power, ambition, nationalism, and the recurring patterns of Indian public life. Witty, irreverent, and deeply learned, the novel transforms familiar legends into a provocative commentary on the promises and contradictions of postcolonial India.
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paperback
Arcade Publishing
Published Jan 1, 1993
423 pages
ISBN: 9781559701945
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Details
First Published
1989
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor.