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- Publisher: Brilliance Corporation
- ISBN: 1423373766
- WAPI (Tower ID): 112268589
- Release Date: October 15, 2008
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- Tower.com Sales Rank: #282824 in Books (See Top 100 Books Bestsellers)
- #33374 in Fiction & Literature (See Top 100 Fiction & Literature Bestsellers)
- #5296 in General (See Top 100 General Bestsellers)
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Product DescriptionRun a Quick Search on "Sea of Poppies" by Amitav Ghosh and Phil Gigante to Browse Related Products:Browse more products related to "Sea of Poppies"Browse more products related to "Amitav Ghosh and Phil Gigante"Review"It is a rollicking tale, or rather collection of tales--politically forceful, historically fascinating, and rarely subtle...,this new work is a linguistic triumph." "Ghosh writes with impeccable control, and with a vivid and sometimes surprising imagination..." "Coarseness and violence, cruelty and fatalism are relieved with flashes of emotion and kindness....[SEA OF POPPIES] is profoundly moving." AnnotationThe setting of Amitov Ghosh's deeply compelling novel is China during the time of the Opium Wars, when British colonial powers forced the mass cultivation of opium along the banks of the Ganges, relentlessly pushed the addictive drug on the people of China, and turned to military force to protect the dark trade when the Chinese emperor decreed a ban on the flower. Against this unsettling backdrop, Ghosh assembles a cast of characters as motley and exotic as they are psychologically rich and complex: the young wife of an opium addict, raped by her brother-in-law, and barely rescued from being forced to burn herself alive; her savior and lover, a lower-caste man who becomes the target of a massive manhunt; the daughter of a French scientist who was raised by an Indian nanny; a freed slave from Baltimore with a mysterious past; and many more, each as colorfully evoked as the novel's lustrous descriptions. All eventually become passengers aboard the Ibis, a ship bound for Africa, and the interplay at sea of their histories, motivations, and desires is a pleasure to read. SEA OF POPPIES was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2008. If You Enjoy "Sea of Poppies (CD)", May We Also Recommend:Customer Reviews for "Sea of Poppies (CD)" by Amitav Ghosh (Author) and Phil...There are no customer reviews yet. Be the first to write a review! Fiction & Literature Bestselling Books
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