Author: Amitav Ghosh Year: 2008 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Historical fiction, Award winners Cultures: India, Asia, China
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ISBNs: 9780312428594 9780719568961 0312428596 071956896X |
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At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, 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. The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the exotic backstreets of Canton.
This book is part of the "Ibis Trilogy" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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