The Poison Palace
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2027
Sphere (Verlag)
978-1-4087-3187-1 (ISBN)
Sphere (Verlag)
978-1-4087-3187-1 (ISBN)
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The Song of Achilles meets The Power: an astonishing feminist debut fusing the Indian myth of the poison girls with the legend of Alexander the Great
Born into poverty in an age of heroes and kings, a future as a courtesan is the best Eka expects in the Maghada Empire. Initiation into the service of the snake goddess gives her a fleeting glimpse of power - until the king demands her services as a vish kanya, or poison girl.
Eka and her childhood companion Ira are fed a diet of poison and taught in its arts. And when a young invader sweeps towards their empire in India, they are chosen to infiltrate Alexander the Great's army.
In Alexander's court Eka must play a dangerous political game, all while her feelings for Ira unfurl. Raised to do the bidding of one king, and confronted with the power and destruction of another, the fate of a world will rest on the choice she makes.
Born into poverty in an age of heroes and kings, a future as a courtesan is the best Eka expects in the Maghada Empire. Initiation into the service of the snake goddess gives her a fleeting glimpse of power - until the king demands her services as a vish kanya, or poison girl.
Eka and her childhood companion Ira are fed a diet of poison and taught in its arts. And when a young invader sweeps towards their empire in India, they are chosen to infiltrate Alexander the Great's army.
In Alexander's court Eka must play a dangerous political game, all while her feelings for Ira unfurl. Raised to do the bidding of one king, and confronted with the power and destruction of another, the fate of a world will rest on the choice she makes.
Shreya Ila Anasuya is an Indian writer of fiction. She has a BA in English Literature from Jadavpur University and an MA in Anthropology from SOAS, University of London. She is currently a PhD candidate in Cultural History at King's College London, supported by the London Arts and Humanities Partnership. Her body of work examines history, gender, music, mythology, and the supernatural, which she has explored through short fiction, research, editing, journalism, teaching, and performance. Her work has been recognised with the Otherwise Fellowship, the Toto Award for Creative Writing, and an international Sangam House residency. The Poison Palace is her first novel.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 21.1.2027 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 153 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4087-3187-8 / 1408731878 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4087-3187-1 / 9781408731871 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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