Forest of Enchantments (Record no. 359512)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9789353573577
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Classification number DIV C
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Personal name Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee
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Title Forest of Enchantments
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Gurugram
Name of publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year of publication 2019
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages 361 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
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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Topical Term Fiction
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Koha item type Books
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Lost status Home library Current library Date acquired Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type Public Note
  Gandhi Smriti Library Gandhi Smriti Library 2025-09-25 499.00 DIV C 179896 Books 499.00

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