![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The initial part talks about her bonding with the twin brother, father, dhai-ma, and her friend, Krishna. Early stages: The novel starts with her childhood days, and the first chapter of the book, named, fire talks about her birth. ![]() The novel starts from her birth and talks about her friendship with lord Krishna, aspirations about her marriage, swayamwar, relationship with her mother-in-law, and much more. Most of us have read Mahabharata, but the palace of illusion is narrated by Panchali, the wife of the legendary Pandavas brothers. The book speaks from the woman’s perspective, living in a patriarchal world. The amazing lady author has published novels in multiple genres, including realistic fiction, magical realism, historical fiction, fantasy, and myth.Ībout the book: The palace of illusions is historical fiction and is an interpretation of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata from Draupadi’s(Panchali’s) perspective. She wrote award-winning novels and a few of her novels are adapted into films with many others in the line. The Palace of Illusions:Ībout the author: Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is an Indian-American poet and author. Let’s read Mahabharat from Panchali’s/ Draupadi’s perspective. This time we will share our views on The Palace of Illusions, historical fiction by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. Here we are, back with another book review. ![]()
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