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2008
4.2(4 reviews)
Publisher: Picador
560 pages
ISBN: 978-0312428594
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Sea of Poppies

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The first in an epic trilogy, Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . . . which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" ( The Observer [London]). 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. With a panorama of characters whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, Sea of Poppies is "a storm-tossed adventure worthy of Sir Walter Scott" ( Vogue ).

Book Information

Title:Sea of Poppies
Author:Amitav Ghosh
Series:Ibis Trilogy Books
Book Number:#1
Published:2008
Pages:560
ISBN-10:312428596
ISBN-13:978-0312428594
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Series Progress

This book is part of the Ibis Trilogy Books series and is book #1 in the series.