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| Author | Tarun Tejpal |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Novel |
| Publisher | Ecco |
Publication date | December 26, 2006 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 528 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-088856-5 (first edition, hardback) |
| OCLC | 76943734 |
| LC Class | PR9499.4.T44 A79 2005 |
The Alchemy of Desire is a 2006 novel by Tarun Tejpal. It was shortlisted for the Prix Femina and won France's Le Prix Mille Pages for Best Foreign Literary Fiction. [1]
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