The Palace of Illusions: A Novel is a 2008 novel by award-winning novelist and poet Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. https://archive.org/details/the-palace-of-illusions-com-v4-0 The Field of the Cloth of Gold (French: Camp du Drap d'Or, pronounced [kɑ̃ dy dʁa d‿ɔʁ]) was a royal summit meeting at a site in Balinghem – equidistant between Ardres in France and Guînes in the English Pale of Calais – . Dhri’s tutor notes, “As you know, being a girl, [Panchaali] is cursed with a short memory. The wife of the Pandavas was a warrior behind the Kurukshetra’s battlefield. The book narrates one of India’s greatest epic from the perspective of the woman, who is believed to have been the … The self-respect for a woman is important to be identified as an independent individual in the society.There is always a different side to the mythological stories, and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni’s noted novel The Palace of Illusions is the representation of Draupadi’s side of the story. Today we read The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni. The Palace of Illusions Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, 2008 Knopf Doubleday 384 pp. Men are exalted as warriors and statesmen while women are relegated to the domestic arts. Summary A reimagining of the world-famous Indian epic, the Mahabharat—told from the point of view of an amazing woman. She was larger than life character. It was a lavish extremely expensive display of wealth on both sides from 7 to 24 June 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. In The Palace of Illusions, there are clearly defined roles for men and women. Well, that is indeed a noble cause. Her style of magical realism rivals those of the Latin American writers, establishing a new genre of Indian mysticism. Women are not respected intellectually. ISBN-13: 9781400096206. It attempts to do a thing that has never been done before. Learning the series of events through the eyes of Draupadi makes this book way more special. The Palace of Illusions: Deconstructing Draupadi's Identity Anjali Singla Introduction The Palace of IllusionsRecasting the Indian epic Mahabharata from the perspective of Princess Panchaali, novelist Divakaruni offers a vivid and inventive companion to the renowned poem. ‘The Palace of Illusions’ by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is a fascinating book. Doubleday) The novel is a rendition of the Hindu epic Mahabharata as told from Draupadi's (Panchaali's) viewpoint, namely, that of a woman living in a patriarchal world. Draupadi, born from fire, believed in the prophecy of her life and then, the history changed forever. It was released by Doubleday. The Palace of Illusions, very much related to its title, is a work that describes Mahabharat, Indian history, from Draupadi’s perspective. First edition (publ. The Palace of Illusions is a retelling of the greatest Indian epic of all time – The Mahabharata. 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