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Sea of Poppies
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TextPublication details: Haryana Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. 2015 Description: 515 pISBN: 9780143424703Subject(s): Schooners | Sailors | Social classes | Voyages and travelsDDC classification: 823.914 Summary: A motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts is sailing down the Hooghly aboard the Ibis on its way to Mauritius. As they journey across the Indian Ocean old family ties are washed away, and they begin to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship brothers who will build new lives for themselves in the remote islands where they are
being taken. A stunningly vibrant and intensely human work, Sea of Poppies, the first book in the Ibis trilogy, confirms Amitav Ghosh’s reputation as a master storyteller.
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| 823.914 BAR Sense of an ending | 823.914 BON Our trees still grow in Dehra: stories | 823.914 BON The room on the roof | 823.914 GHO Sea of Poppies | 823.914 GHO River of smoke | 823.914 ISH Klara and the Sun | 823.914 ISH When we were orphans |
A motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts is sailing down the Hooghly aboard the Ibis on its way to Mauritius. As they journey across the Indian Ocean old family ties are washed away, and they begin to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship brothers who will build new lives for themselves in the remote islands where they are
being taken. A stunningly vibrant and intensely human work, Sea of Poppies, the first book in the Ibis trilogy, confirms Amitav Ghosh’s reputation as a master storyteller.
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