The Holder of the World
by Mukherjee, Bharati
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/very near Fine
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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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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- Bookseller
- Evening Star Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 00004731
- Title
- The Holder of the World
- Author
- Mukherjee, Bharati
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- very near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
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