The Glass Palace

A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author ''Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation'' Financial Times Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of social and political chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her. From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author, an unforgettable story of love, war and family. Spanning three generations, in Burma, Malaya and India, The Glass Palace is an extraordinary epic.

Product details

• Authors: Amitav Ghosh, Ghosh Amitav
• Publisher: The Borough Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 06.06.2024
• EAN: 9780008683542
• ISBN: 978-0-00-868354-2
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 43 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; London, Greater London, Myanmar, FICTION / War & Military, FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Women, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1940 to c 1949, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary