Leave It to Me (novel)

Leave It to Me
AuthorBharati Mukherjee
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
1997
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages239 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-679-43427-5 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC36446807
813/.54 21
LC ClassPR9499.3.M77 L43 1997
Preceded byThe Holder of the World 
Followed byDesirable Daughters 

Leave It to Me is a 1997 novel by Bharati Mukherjee. The story utilizes the myth of the Hindu Goddess, Durga, who is associated with protection, strength, motherhood, destruction, creation, and wars.[1][2][3][4][5]

References

  1. ^ Maxey, Ruth (2019). "Mukherjee's 1990s Writing". Understanding Bharati Mukherjee. University of South Carolina Press. pp. 75–96. doi:10.2307/j.ctvgs0bhh.9. ISBN 9781643360003. JSTOR j.ctvgs0bhh.9. S2CID 240671860.
  2. ^ Kakutani, Michiko (June 24, 1997). "A Madcap Search for Bio-Mom". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Jaidka, Manju (1999). "Reviewed work: Leave It to Me, Bharati Mukherjee". MELUS. 24 (4): 202–204. doi:10.2307/468189. JSTOR 468189.
  4. ^ Aithal, S. Krishnamoorthy (1999). "The Novel Goes Global: A Review". American Studies International. 37 (2): 99–106. JSTOR 41280922.
  5. ^ Sage, Lorna (July 20, 1997). "Wrath of the Goddess". The New York Times.

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