Ibis Trilogy #01: Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy #01: Sea of Poppies
Amitav Ghosh
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h198 x 129mm - 544pg
16 Apr 2009 UK
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9780719568978
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At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, The Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a truly diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed villager, from an evangelical English opium trader to a mulatto American freedman. 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.

#01: Sea of Poppies
#02: River of Smoke
#03: Flood of Fire

'A glorious babel of a novel ! marvellously inventive ! utterly involving ! The next volume cannot come too soon' -- Sunday Times 'A hugely absorbing and enjoyable book. It is observant, intelligent and passionately written ! like the opium that forms its subject, the narrative becomes increasingly addictive as it takes hold' -- William Dalrymple, FT 'A remarkably rich saga' -- Observer 'Each scene is boldly drawn, but it is the sheer energy and verve of Amitav Ghosh's storytelling that binds this ambitious medley' -- Daily Mail
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956. He grew up in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India. He studied at the universities of Delhi and Oxford and published the first of six novels, The Circle of Reason in 1986. He has taught at a number of institutions, most recently Harvard, and written for many publications. He currently divides his time between Calcutta, Goa and Brooklyn, and is writing the next volume of what will become the Ibis Trilogy.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9780719568978
Published: 16 Apr 2009
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: John Murray Publishers
Publisher: John Murray Press
Format: Paperback
Height: 198mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 544
Dewey: 823.914

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