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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9789353573577 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
813.54 |
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| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Forest of enchantments |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Name of publisher, distributor, etc |
Harper Collins Publishers India |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc |
2019 |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc |
Noida |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
x, 359 p. |
| Dimensions |
23 cm. |
| 365 ## - TRADE PRICE |
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| Price amount |
399.00 |
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INR |
| Unit of pricing |
1.00 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc |
The Ramayana, one of the world's greatest epics, is also a tragic love story. In this brilliant retelling, Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni places Sita at the centre of the novel: this is Sita's version. The Forest of Enchantments is also a very human story of some of the other women in the epic, often misunderstood and relegated to the margins: Kaikeyi, Surpanakha, Mandodari. A powerful comment on duty, betrayal, infidelity and honour, it is also about women s struggle to retain autonomy in a world that privileges men, as Chitra transforms an ancient story into a gripping, contemporary battle of wills. While the Ramayana resonates even today, she makes it more relevant than ever, in the underlying questions in the novel: How should women be treated by their loved ones? What are their rights in a relationship? When does a woman need to stand up and say, Enough! |
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Fiction |
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Women fiction |
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Books |