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Pondicherry in Literature

  • Pondicherry was the setting for the first third of the Booker prize-winning novel Life of Pi by Yann Martel.
  • Lee Langley's novel A house in Pondicherry was likewise set there.
  • "Prince Pondicherry" is an Indian character from Roald Dahl's novel Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. The prince orders Willy Wonka to build a palace of chocolate in India, which then melts in the hot sun.

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