Research Catalog
The forest of enchantments
- Title
- The forest of enchantments / Chitra Lekha Banerjee Divakaruni.
- Author
- Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee, 1956-
- Publication
- Uttar Pradesh, India : HarperCollins Publishers, 2019.
- ©2019
Items in the Library & Off-site
Filter by
1 Item
| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | PS3554.I86 F67 2019 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 359 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "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!'"--Provided by publisher.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Adaptations.
- Fiction.
- Religious fiction.
- Mythological fiction.
- ISBN
- 9789353025984
- 9353025982
- 9789353025991
- 9353025990
- LCCN
- 2019328147
- OCLC
- on1089833487
- SCSB-9535906
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library