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Sea of Poppies

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ABOUT
THE BOOK

As their old family ties are washed away they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races and generations.The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of China.
But it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, which makes Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive – a masterpiece from one of the world’s finest novelists.

ABOUT
THE AUTHOR Amitav
Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh is the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Glass Palace, and is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Ghosh divides his time between Kolkata and Goa, India, and Brooklyn, New York

Amitav Ghosh is the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Glass Palace, and is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. Ghosh divides his time between Kolkata and Goa, India, and Brooklyn, New York

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NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS

An exhilarating tale of adventure, romance, comedy and drama. Its characters make themselves memorable as they set sail on the Ibis, an opium ship bound across the Bay of Bengal. Its language is dazzling.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Country
India
Original Language
English
Author
Publisher
Farrar, John Murray Publishers

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