Taking us back to a time that is half history, half myth and wholly magical, bestselling author Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni gives voice to Panchaali, the fire-born heroine of the Mahabharata, as she weaves a vibrant retelling of an ancient epic saga.

Married to five royal husbands who have been cheated out of their father's kingdom, Panchaali aids their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war. But she cannot deny her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna—or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy—as she is caught up in the ever-manipulating hands of fate.

Una novela histórica, mítica y mágica de la época del Mahabarata, una de las grandes epopeyas de la India.

Relevante para un mundo como el actual, devastado por la guerra, El palacio de las ilusiones nos transporta -con una visión en parte histórica, en parte mítica, y totalmente mágica- a la época de la epopeya india del Mahabarata. A través de su narradora, Panchaali, la esposa de los legendarios cinco hermanos Pandavas, Divakaruni nos ofrece una excepcional interpretación feminista de un relato épico.

La novela nos narra la vida de Panchaali, desde su nacimiento mágico del fuego como hija de un rey hasta su actuación enérgica como esposa de sus cinco maridos, que han sido expulsados del reino de su padre. Panchaali se empeña en reclamar los legítimos derechos de sus esposos, manteniéndose al lado de estos a lo largo de años de exilio y de una terrible guerra civil. Mientras tanto, asistimos a sus enfrentamientos con su suegra para hacerse con el control de su hogar, su complicada amistad con el enigmático Krishna y su atracción secreta por un hombre misterioso que resulta ser el enemigo más peligroso de su marido.

Panchaali es una vibrante voz femenina en un mundo de guerreros y dioses, y siempre en manos del destino.

Food can bring together families, communities, and cultures. It is the essence of life and yet our relationships with one another can be most fraught at the dinner table. This perpetually fascinating subject has inspired a unique collection of fiction—including flash fiction, essay, short stories, and even a "stoku" (amalgam of short story and haiku)—from a wonderfully diverse and international group of authors.

The authors in the anthology include Elaine Chiew, Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni, Rachel J. Fenton, Diana Ferraro, Vanessa Gebbie, Pippa Goldschmidt, Sue Guiney, Patrick J. Holland, Roy Kesey, Charles Lambert, Krys Lee, Stefani Nellen, Mukoma Wa Ngugi, Ben Okri, Angie Pelekidis, Susannah Rickards, and Nikesh Shukla.

Elaine Chiew is a London-based writer who has won several prizes for her short stories and flash fiction. She was included in One World: A Global Anthology of Short Stories. Many of her stories revolve around food.

Chitra Banarjee Divakaruni is an award-winning author, poet, activist, and teacher of writing. She has been published in many magazines and her writing has been included in over fifty anthologies.

Ben Okri has published eight novels, including The Famished Road and Starbook, as well as collections of poetry, short stories, and essays. He has won numerous international prizes.

Pippa Goldschmidt writes long and short fiction, poetry and nonfiction. Her PhD in astronomy inspired her first novel The Falling Sky, about a female astronomer who discovers the Universe and loses her mind.