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      Empire of the Soul

      by Paul William Roberts
      Published
      Dec 1997
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      General Fiction General Fiction
      Pages
      384
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      Paul William Roberts's journeys through India span twenty years, and in Empire of the Soul, he creates a dazzling mosaic, by turns tragic and comic, of the subcontinent and its people. From the crumbling palaces of maharajas to the slums of Calcutta; from the ashrams of holy men to a millionaire drug dealer's heavily guarded fortress on India's border with China, Roberts captures the lure of this enigmatic land—this empire of the soul. India is a harsh mistress, he writes. She seems to appreciate individual sacrifice so little. Yet she has never wanted for lovers...

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      First Edition Dec 1997 Riverhead ISBN 1573226351
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      Apr 2002 -- Not Selected ISBN B0DHY167Y9
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