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Gun Island

Author: Amitav Ghosh

2021 Longlist

Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta’s world upside down.A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen’s eyes to the realities of growing up in today’s world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood and about the world around him .Gun Island is a beautifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.

About the Author

Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. He studied at the universities of Delhi and Oxford, has taught at a number of institutions and written for many magazines. The first novel in the Ibis trilogy, Sea of Poppies, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2008. In 2015, Amitav Ghosh was named as a finalist of the Man Booker International Prize.

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Intriguing story connecting varilious places on the planet and seeing the world ultimately as one thing so what happens in India for example has consequences in Venice. Important issues as global warming, immigration and climate change are treated with care and extensively while the reader is captured by the characters and their personal lives and connections. Biblioteca Nazionale Di Napoli Vittorio Emmanuele 111, Italy

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Amitav Ghosh

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Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli "Vittorio Emanuele III, Italy

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John Murray

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