River of Smoke

Informationen zum Autor 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 his first novel! 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. The first novel in the Ibis Trilogy! Sea of Poppies ! was shortlisted for the Man Booker prize. Klappentext The sequel to the bestselling! Booker-shortlisted! SEA OF POPPIES. The second in the Ibis trilogy! this sweeping historical saga opens in Mauritius and follows characters both old and new as they journey by boat to China with the Opium war a constant backdrop to their travels. RIVER OF SMOKE gives a fascinating historical window into the opium wars and shocking colonial exploits in the East. It's a wonderful page-turner! featuring an exotic setting! and covering universal themes. 'Ghosh's narrative is enriched with a wealth of historical detail... as well as intricate characterisation' - THE TIMES.

Product details

• Authors: Amitav Ghosh
• Publisher: John Murray
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.06.2011
• EAN: 9780719568992
• ISBN: 978-0-7195-6899-2
• No. of pages: 528
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 39 mm
• Series: JOHN MURRAY; Ibis; Ibis Trilogie; Ibis Trilogie
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Indische SchriftstellerInnen; Werke (div.)