The Holder of the World (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Bharati Mukherjee
- First Published: 1993
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Colonialism, Love or romance, Race, Interracial relationships, Individuality, Seventeenth century, Adultery, India or East Indian people, Hindus or Hinduism, 1990’s, Precious metals or stones, Diamonds, Gems
- Locales: United States, England, Massachusetts, American colonies, India
In “A Four-Hundred-Year-Old Woman” (1991), Mukherjee revealed plans for The Holder of the World: a “major work, historical in nature” about the “making of new Americans.” In the finished novel, Mukherjee experiments boldly with several elements: science fiction, historical romance, captivity narrative, framed narrative, and miniature Moghul painting. Through it, Mukherjee claims that Asia has always been important in the making of America.
The aesthetic of miniature Moghul painting disregards spatial and temporal chiaroscuro and equalizes framing peripheries...
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