This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head
This novel about the myth of Ahalya turns the traditional seduction narrative on its head Author Koral Dasgupta shifts the focus to another sexual relationship altogether. Detail from a painting of Ahalya by Raja Ravi Varma. | Public Domain An important trend in Indian-English writing, post-millennium, has been the reincarnation of mythology as bestsellers, thanks to writers like Devdutt Pattanaik (who is also an illustrator) and Amish. There have been retellings by other gifted writers of fiction as well: Chitra Banerjee Divakurani’s The Palace of Illusions: A Novel (...
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