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The Great Indian Novel

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Originally published August 24, 1989
Authors Shashi Tharoor
Original language English
Publishers Viking Press
Page count384 (first edition, hardback)
GenresSatire
Novel
Historical Fiction
Roman à Clef
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID2574181
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About The Great Indian Novel


The Great Indian Novel is a satirical novel by Shashi Tharoor, first published by Viking Press in 1989. It is a fictional work that takes the story of the Mahabharata, the Indian epic, and recasts and resets it in the context of the Indian Independence Movement and the first three decades post-independence.

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