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 The Holder of the World, (1993) is a novel by Bharati Mukherjee. It is a retelling of Nathaniel Hawthorne 's 1850 novel The Scarlet Letter, placing the story in two centuries (17th and 20th). The novel involves time travel through virtual reality,... 
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 The Washington Post World Record Holders
06/02/1996: 753 words, approx. 3 pages Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme and Grammy-winner Natalie Cole host the 1996 World Music Awards, honoring the world's best-selling musical artists, from the Sporting Club in Monte Carlo. The show airs Monday at 9 on ABC and is produced by Gary L. Pudney. ... summary from source:
Insight on the News The Holder of the World. (book reviews)
11/01/1993: 889 words, approx. 3 pages In The Holder of the World (Alfred A. Knopf), Indian novelist Bharati Mukherjee beautifully mingles past and present as she traces the story of Hannah Easton, a New Englander born in 1670 who made her way to India, ultimately gaining renown as the... summary from source:
 AP News Iraqi oil output increases in December
1/12/2008: 355 words, approx. 1 pagesIraq's average oil output rose again in December, marking a roughly 30 percent increase since the start of 2007, the country's oil ministry said Saturday.The average output last month reached 2.475 million barrels per day, according to figures released by the State Oil Marketing Company.... summary from source:
AP News Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis criticize Kurds
1/13/2008: 827 words, approx. 3 pagesIraqi Arab lawmakers from rival sects joined forces Sunday to criticize what they claim is overreaching by the Kurds, alleging the powerful U.S.-backed minority's go-it-alone style in oil and other major issues threatens national unity.The 145 Shiite, Sunni and other legislators signaled their opposition to...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Review by K. Anthony Appiah
1,308 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Appiah lauds Mukherjee's The Holder of the World stating, "Ms. Mukherjee draws us with vigor and scrupulous attention to detail across time … and space … into the footsteps of not one but two extraordinary women."
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Critical Review by Vivian Gornick
1,216 words, approx. 4 pages
In the following review, Gornick complains (hat in Mukherjee's The Holder of the World, the "boisterous Hannah does in no way suggest the brooding Hester Prynne, and what Mukherjee has to say about repressed Westerners and sensual Indians is painfully familiar, not at all passionate or clarifying."
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