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The great Indian novel

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Arcade Publishing, 1993 - Fiction - 423 pages
In this widely acclaimed novel, Shashi Tharoor has masterfully recast the two-thousand-year-old epic "The Mahabharata" with fictionalized - but highly recognizable - events and characters from twentieth-century Indian politics. Blending history and myth to chronicle the Indian struggle for freedom and independence, Tharoor directs his hilarious and often outrageous satire as much against Indian foibles and failings as against the bumblings of the British rulers. Despite its regional setting, this work can be enjoyed by readers unfamiliar with Indian history.
  

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Tharoor's writing is easy, intelligent, and fun. - Goodreads
So would an overview of Independence era politics. - Goodreads
That's called inspired writing! - Goodreads

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User Review  - Gaijinmama - Goodreads

I'd actually give this book 4.5 stars or 9 out of 10. I only give 5's to books I'm certain I will want to read again. While this is an excellent read, it does require an investment of time so I ... Read full review

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User Review  - Oli Mukherji - Goodreads

A Classic,two of the greatest stories of the Indian Sub-continent told together,the story of the Mahabharata and that of our Independence struggle.I especially liked Md.Ali Karna and Gangaji.hats off to Tharoor,a man of many virtues indeed. Read full review

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THE ELEVENTH BOOK
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The Great Indian Novel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Great Indian Novel by Pradip Bhattacharya
So the Mahabharata is Spectacle—behind the proscenium arch, on the silver screen and prime time on the idiot box! What, then, of the printed word and the ...
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A Desi Less Ordinary: Parva and The Great Indian Novel
It's just a great co-incidence that I was planning to read Shashi Tharoor's 'The Great Indian Novel', right after 'Parva'. When I bought the book years ago ...
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The Great Indian Novel
In this award-winning novel, Tharoor has masterfully recast the two-thousand-year-old epic, with fictional but highly recognizable events and characters ...
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A Song of Ice and Fire > The Great Indian Novel by Shashi Tharoor.
The Great Indian Novel is the story of twentieth century India, from the first stirrings of freedom to the birth of a democratic nation to the first (and ...
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The Great Indian Novel@Everything2.com
The Great Indian Novel is a book by the Indian author Shashi Tharoor. It was his debut novel and was published in 1989 to much critical acclaim. ...
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TRANS Nr. 16: Evelyne Hanquart-Turner (University of Paris XII ...
The Great Indian Novel takes its title not from the author’s estimate of its contents .... In other words The Great Indian Novel is a roman à clefs easily ...
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The Great Indian Novel by shashitharoor
The Great Indian Novel never fails to hold our attention.... [A] vastly enjoyable book." ... The Great Indian Novel is a masterpiece of Indian writing." ...
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Shashi Tharoor Biography
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Lesser Gods and Tiny Heroes - New York Times
Mr. Tharoor's attitude is best captured by the self-deprecating playfulness of his title, "The Great Indian Novel." For while "the work that follows," as he ...
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About the author (1993)

Tharoor has worked for the United Nations since 1978 and is currently the executive assistant to Secretary General Kofi Annan. He graduated from St. Stephen's College, Delhi, and took his doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts.

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