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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|2021 novel by Anindita Ghose}}<br />
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| name = The Illuminated<br />
| author = Anindita Ghose<br />
| language = English<br />
| country = India<br />
| publisher = [[HarperCollins]]<br />
| media_type = Print (hardcover)<br />
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| isbn = 9354227252<br />
| image = File:The_Illuminated.jpg<br />
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| pages = 312<br />
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| pub_date = 2021<br />
| website = {{url|https://aninditaghose.com}}<br />
| genres = Literary Fiction<br />
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'''''The Illuminated''''' is the debut novel by Mumbai writer [[Anindita Ghose]]. It was published by 4th Estate [[HarperCollins]] in July 2021 in India<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://harpercollins.co.in/blog/announcements/harpercollins-india-is-proud-to-announce-the-acquisition-of-an-extraordinary-first-novel-the-illuminated-by-anindita-ghose/|title=HarperCollins India is proud to announce the acquisition of an extraordinary first novel The Illuminated by Anindita Ghose|date=16 December 2020|website=HarperCollins Publishers India|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> and by [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Head of Zeus]] ([[Bloomsbury Publishing|Bloomsbury]]) in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewritingdesk.net/anindita-ghose|title=Anindita Ghose|website=The Writing Desk|accessdate=11 December 2022}}</ref><br />
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== Summary ==<br />
The novel explores the relationships between a mother and her daughter and the men in their lives, set against the backdrop of religious fundamentalism in India.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Anima |first=P. |date=2021-08-13 |title=The illuminated and a new way of seeing |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/read/the-illuminated-and-a-new-way-of-seeing/article35891383.ece |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=www.thehindubusinessline.com |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The novel received some favourable reviews<ref>{{Cite news |title=Micro review: 'The Illuminated' by Anindita Ghose - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/reviews/micro-review-the-illuminated-by-anindita-ghose/articleshow/87643679.cms |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=The Times of India |date=12 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and was featured on fiction lists by ''The Telegraph'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/lifestyle/books-that-made-us-sail-through-2021/cid/1844942|title=Books that made us sail through 2021|website=www.telegraphindia.com|accessdate=11 December 2022}}</ref> ''The Times of India,''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/books/features/noteworthy-books-by-indian-authors-in-2021-you-must-read-this-new-year/photostory/88734036.cms|title=Noteworthy books by Indian authors in 2021 you must read this New Year|date=6 January 2022|website=The Times of India|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref>''GQ India''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gqindia.com/get-smart/content/gqs-best-indian-fiction-list-2021|title=GQ's best Indian fiction of 2021: 21 novels that define this wild year|date=28 September 2021|website=GQ India|access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> and ''Harper's Bazaar Australia''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=English |first=Alexandra |date=2023-01-30 |title=Best New Books To Read In February 2023 |url=https://harpersbazaar.com.au/february-2023-new-books/ |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=Harper's Bazaar Australia |language=en-US}}</ref> <br />
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In [[Irish Independent|''The Irish Independent'']], Anne Cunningham called it "An extremely elegant work, an interesting take on the universality of feminism from a uniquely Indian perspective."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Illuminated is an elegant take on the universality of feminism |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/the-illuminated-is-an-elegant-take-on-the-universality-of-feminism-42316559.html |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=independent |date=29 January 2023 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Straits Times]]'' called it a nuanced exploration of grief and identity.<ref>{{Cite web |last=cue |date=2023-02-04 |title=Book review: The Illuminated is a nuanced exploration of grief and identity {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/book-review-the-illuminated-is-a-nuanced-exploration-of-grief-and-identity |access-date=2023-02-09 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> The ''[[Scroll.in]]'' reviewed it as "perfectly timed."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sharma |first=Saloni |title='The Illuminated': A novel that puts grieving and women's agency in conversation with each other |url=https://scroll.in/article/1001625/the-illuminated-a-novel-that-puts-grieving-and-womens-agency-in-conversation-with-each-other |access-date=2022-12-28 |website=Scroll.in |date=August 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]'' described it as "audacious and assured."<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Personal & the Political {{!}} Book Review — The Illuminated: A Novel by Anindita Ghose |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/the-personal-the-political-book-review-the-illuminated-a-novel-by-anindita-ghose/2314926/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Financialexpress |date=22 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The New Indian Express]]'' wrote in their review: "This book is also about loneliness in marriage, liberation in widowhood, sexual exploitation in academia, women in politics, and the confusing nature of desire, and the heartbreak of families spread out over continents."<ref>{{Cite web |title='The Illuminated' book review: Many shades of grief |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/nov/14/the-illuminated-book-review-many-shades-of-grief-2382564.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=The New Indian Express|date=13 November 2021 }}</ref><br />
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Vangmayi Parakala in ''[[The Asian Age]]'' was critical and said: "The Illuminated tries too hard to be ‘The Novel of its Times’", concluding "the book is unable to give each one their duly deserved space for real depth or nuance."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Parakala |first=Vangmayi |date=2021-08-29 |title=Book Review {{!}} Finely rendered study of grief offset by predictable politics |url=https://www.asianage.com/books/280821/vangmayi-parakala-finely-rendered-study-of-grief-offset-by-predictable-politics.html |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=The Asian Age}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:2021 debut novels]]<br />
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