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Leave It to Me (novel)

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1997 novel by Bharati Mukherjee
Leave It to Me
AuthorBharati Mukherjee
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date1997
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages239 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-679-43427-5 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC36446807
Dewey Decimal813/.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.

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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