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Flood On Fire, From Acclaimed Author Amitav Ghosh, Is A Sweeping Historical Novel That Places You At The Dawn Of The Opium War Era In 1839. Spanning Calcutta, Mumbai, And Canton, Flood On Fire Follows A Diverse Cast—An Impoverished Sailor, A Steadfast Havildar, A Determined Opium Trader’S Wife, And A Wary Translator—As Empires Clash And Personal Loyalties Are Tested. Perfect For Fans Of Immersive Historical Fiction, Nautical Adventure, And Richly Drawn, Morally Complex Characters, Flood On Fire Feels Both Educational And Emotionally Gripping.
Crafted With Meticulous Research And Told Through Multiple Intertwined Voices, Flood On Fire Unfolds In A Narrative That Moves With A Steady, Cinematic Pace. The Book Draws You Into Crowded Ports, Tense Councils, And Perilous Sea Passages, Offering A Sense Of Being There In The Thick Of 1839—Where Every Negotiation, Voyage, And Decision Can Tilt The Balance Of Power. The Storytelling Balances Grand Historical Scope With Intimate Moments, So The Reader Experiences Both The Broad Sweep Of Empire And The Private Drift Of Longing And Courage.
After Finishing Flood On Fire, Readers Emerge With A Deeper Understanding Of How Individual Lives Intersect With Global Forces, A Renewed Curiosity About 19Th-Century History, And The Sense That A Great Story Can Illuminate The Human Side Of Empire. Flood On Fire Leaves You Contemplative, Inspired, And Eager To Explore More Of This Masterful Historical World.
Product Details
Author
Amitav Ghosh
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Language
English
SKU
BK0033890
ISBN
9780143426127
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
1.04 x 16.4 x 22.1 cm
Binding
Paperback
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Amitav Ghosh (Born 11 July 1956), Is A Bengali Indian Author Best Known For His Work In English Fiction. Bio From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Photo By David Shankbone (Own Work) [Gfdl (Http://Www.Gnu.Org/Copyleft/Fdl.Html) Or Cc-By-Sa-3.0 (Http://Creativecommons.Org/Licenses/By-Sa/3.0/)], Via Wikimedia Commons. Amitav Ghosh Was Born In Calcutta In 1956 And Raised And Educated In Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India And The United Kingdom, Where He Received His Ph.D. In Social Anthropology From Oxford. Acclaimed For Fiction, Travel Writing And Journalism, His Books Include The Circle Of Reason, The Shadow Lines, In An Antique Land And Dancing In Cambodia. His Previous Novel, The Glass Palace, Was An International Bestseller That Sold More Than A Half-Million Copies In Britain. Recently Published There, The Hungry Tide Has Been Sold For Translation In Twelve Foreign Countries And Is Also A Bestseller Abroad. Ghosh Has Won France'S Prix Medici Etranger, India'S Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, The Arthur C. Clarke Award And The Pushcart Prize. He Now Divides His Time Between Harvard University, Where He Is A Visiting Professor And His Homes In India And Brooklyn, New York. Amitav Ghosh Is An Award-Winning Novelist And Essayist. His Most Recent Book Is The Great Derangement. Amitav Ghosh Is The Author Of Ten Highly Acclaimed Works Of Fiction And Non-Fiction Which Include The Booker Prize Shortlisted Sea Of Poppies (Book One Of The Ibis Trilogy), River Of Smoke, The Glass Palace And The Shadow Lines. He Has Won Numerous Prizes, Some Of Which Are The Sahitya Akademi Award, The Pushcart Prize And The Grinzane Cavour Prize. He Divides His Time Between New York And India.