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[[File:The Palace of Illusions.jpg|thumb|First edition (publ. [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]])]]<br />
'''''The Palace of Illusions: A Novel''''' is a 2008 novel by award-winning novelist and poet [[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni]]. It was released by [[Doubleday (publisher)|Doubleday]].<br />
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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. As ''[[Booklist]]'' summarizes the plot, "Smart, resilient, and courageous Panchaali, born of fire, marries all five of the famously heroic Pandava brothers, harbors a secret love, endures a long exile in the wilderness, instigates a catastrophic war, and slowly learns the truth about Krishna, her mysterious friend."<ref>{{cite web|title=The palace of illusions : a novel|url=https://www.buffalolib.org/vufind/Record/1705379/Reviews|website=Buffalo and Erie County Public Library|accessdate=19 August 2016}}</ref><br />
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== Reviews ==<br />
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* "...it's really intriguing to find a book that deals differently with Draupadi - not a Manushi article or a Gender Studies tract on 'Mythical Women and Agency', but a proper story, like Vyasa's epic, where Draupadi begins. ... The 'mysterious woman' style of narration is unmistakably Divakaruni's." Renuka Narayanan, Hindustan Times<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Review-The-palace-of-illusions/Article1-304237.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=November 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110701221419/http://www.hindustantimes.com/Review-The-palace-of-illusions/Article1-304237.aspx |archivedate=July 1, 2011 }}</ref><br />
* "Is Divakaruni's novel a usefully accessible version of a remote cultural artifact, or a case of forcing a remarkable quart into a conventional pint pot?" Elsbeth Lindner, San Francisco Chronicle<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-02-12/entertainment/17139479_1_chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-novel-indian-epic|title = Review: 'The Palace of Illusions' recast in a feminist light|date = 12 February 2008}}</ref><br />
* [http://scribblesofsoul.com/palace-of-illusions-by-chitralekha-bannerjee/ Palace of Illusions on Scribbles of Soul]<br />
* [https://www.tell-a-tale.com/book-review-the-palace-of-illusions-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/ Book Review : The Palace of Illusions] - July 16, 2015<br />
*[http://mybookshelf.in/book-reviews/the-palace-of-illusions-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-book-review/ Book Review: The Palace of Illusions]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [http://www.chitradivakaruni.com/books/#/books/palace-of-illusions/ Official book webpage at author's site]<br />
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