River of Smoke, Paperback

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A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of Year A NPR Best Book of the Year In Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, the Ibis began its treacherous journey across the Indian Ocean, bound for the cane fields of Mauritius with a cargo of indentured servants. Now, in River of Smoke, the former slave ship flounders in the Bay of Bengal, caught in the midst of a deadly cyclone. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. Meanwhile, the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries horticulturists determined to track down the priceless botanical treasures of China. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave, a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. A spectacular adventure, but also a bold indictment of global avarice, River of Smoke is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance.

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Amitav Ghosh

scriitor indian · n. 1956

Amitav Ghosh este un scriitor indo-american. A câștigat premiul Jnanpith pentru cea de-a 54-a ediție în 2018, cea mai înaltă distincție literară din India. Romanele sale ambițioase folosesc strategii narative complexe pentru a explora natura identității naționale și personale, în special a populației din India și Asia de Sud.