The Holder of the World
1993 novel by Bharati Mukherjee / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Holder of the World, (1993) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel via virtual reality, locating itself in 20th century Boston, 17th century Colonial America, and 17th century India during the spread of the British East India Company. It also references Thomas Pynchon's novel, V.. [1][2][3][4][5] The Holder of the World was among the contenders in a 2014 list by The Telegraph of the 10 all-time greatest Asian novels[6]
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Author | Bharati Mukherjee |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf (US) Chatto and Windus (UK) |
Publication date | September 1993 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 286 pp |
ISBN | 0-394-58846-0 |
OCLC | 27641604 |
813/.54 20 | |
LC Class | PR9499.3.M77 H65 1993 |
Preceded by | Jasmine |
Followed by | Leave It to Me |
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