Forest of enchantments
Publication details: HarperCollins Publisher, 2019. Noida:Description: x, 361 p. ; pb; 21 cmISBN:- 9789353573577
- 813.54 DIV
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | IIT Gandhinagar General Stacks | 813.54 DIV (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Checked out | 27/05/2024 | 029720 |
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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