Picador, London, 1994. New Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Second impression of the First Edition. Size: Small Octavo. 481 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Pages are lightly toned throughout. Edges browned slightly. No crease marks on spine. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. This novel recasts the 2000-year-old epic The Mahabhrata with fictionalized, but recognizable, events and characters from 20th-century Indian politics to chronicle the Indian struggle for independence. Winner of the Federation of Indian Publisher Hindusta Times Literary Award. Rather than being pretentious, it is to the ancient epic to which the title refers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Contemporary fiction; India; 20th century; ISBN: 0330334905. ISBN/EAN: 9780330334907. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10255. . 9780330334907

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Bookseller: Great Southern Books (AU)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 10255
Title: The Great Indian Novel
Author: Tharoor, Shashi
Format/Binding: Softcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Condition
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: New Edition
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0330334905
ISBN 13: 9780330334907
Publisher: Picador
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1994
Keywords: BZDB137 fiction, india, history, twentieth century, mahabharata, Fiction; Contemporary fiction; India; 20th century; Unbranded ISBN: 0330334905 EAN: 9780330334907 Tharoor, Shashi The Great Indian Novel

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