places and events in the novel can also be correlated to real places Release details 1989, UK, Viking (ISBN t/k), Pub date 15 August 1989 (First edition) 1989, India, Viking Press (), Pub date 24 August 1989, hardback (First edition) 1990, UK, Penguin Books (ISBN t/k), Pub date March 1990, paperback 1990, India, Penguin Books (), Pub date 26 July 1990, paperback 1991, USA, Arcade (), Pub date ? April 1991, hardback 1993, USA, Arcade (), Pub date ? April 1993, paperback 1994, UK, Picador (), Pub date 20 May 1994, paperback translations into French (Seuil), German (Claasen Verlag: hardback, Surkamp: paperback), Italian (Frassinelli), Malayalam (DC Books), Spanish (Akal) References Historical novels Roman à clef novels Indian historical novels in English Novels by Shashi Tharoor Novels set in India Indian satirical novels Viking Press books Novels based on the Mahabharata 1989 Indian novels