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Sea Of Poppies

by Amitav Ghosh
Sea Of Poppies - Thryft
Sea Of Poppies - Thryft

Title appeal: Epic adventure on the Indian Ocean.

"Sea of Poppies" is a thrilling adventure that takes the reader on an epic journey across the Indian Ocean. The richly imagined characters, from the opium-addicted British businessmen to the Indian servants and sailors, come together to create a complex and beautifully woven story. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is its immersive depiction of the tumultuous times and cultures of the 19th century, making it a must-read for history and adventure lovers alike.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2008)
  • Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Award for Best Novel / Popular Vote Award (2009)
  • Crossword Book Award for Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

Sea Of Poppies

by Amitav Ghosh
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ISBN: 9780719568954
Authors: Amitav Ghosh
Publisher: Murray
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: Literature, Asia
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 27175 readers)

Description

At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China’s vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. 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, the exotic backstreets of Canton. But it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, that makes Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive—a masterpiece from one of the world’s finest novelists.
 

Title appeal: Epic adventure on the Indian Ocean.

"Sea of Poppies" is a thrilling adventure that takes the reader on an epic journey across the Indian Ocean. The richly imagined characters, from the opium-addicted British businessmen to the Indian servants and sailors, come together to create a complex and beautifully woven story. The unique and distinctive feature of this book is its immersive depiction of the tumultuous times and cultures of the 19th century, making it a must-read for history and adventure lovers alike.

  • Booker Prize Nominee (2008)
  • Indiaplaza Golden Quill Book Award for Best Novel / Popular Vote Award (2009)
  • Crossword Book Award for Fiction (2008)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.