Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh ; map by Jeffrey L. Ward
By: Ghosh, Amitav [author]
Contributor(s): Ward, Jeffrey L
Publisher: London : John Murray, 2008Description: 543 pages ; 21 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780719568954 (hbk.); 0719568951 (hbk.); 0719568961 (trade pbk.)Subject(s): Social classes -- India -- Fiction | Opium trade -- History -- Fiction | India -- -- Social conditions -- 19th century -- Fiction | Voyages and travels -- FictionDDC classification: FIC G3462 LOC classification: PR9499.3.G536 | S43 2008bSummary: The first in an epic trilogy. Sea of Poppies is a remarkably rich saga which has plenty of action and adventure a la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment. At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners onboard., from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan.| Item type | Current location | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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The first in an epic trilogy. Sea of Poppies is a remarkably rich saga which has plenty of action and adventure a la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment. At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners onboard., from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan.
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