THE HOLDER OF THE WORLD
by Mukherjee, Bharati
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0394588460
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588469
- Seller
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CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
The Holder of the World, (1993) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel through virtual reality, locating itself in 20th century Boston, 17th century Colonial America, and 17th century India during the spread of the British East India Company. It also references Thomas Pynchon's novel, V..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Modern Rare (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 16887
- Title
- THE HOLDER OF THE WORLD
- Author
- Mukherjee, Bharati
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine Dust Jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition. First Printing.
- ISBN 10
- 0394588460
- ISBN 13
- 9780394588469
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York City, NY
- Date Published
- 1993
- Pages
- 286
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- Fine
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