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Cultural Exploration
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Global Displacement Theme
Interconnected Humanity
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Number of Pages
288
Age Group
All
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Book Summary
Gun Island Is A Literary Journey About Deen Dattas, A Rare Book Dealer Whose Quiet Life Is Upended By A Single Word: Gun. As He Moves From His Book-Lined Sanctuary In India To The Streets Of Los Angeles And The Canals Of Venice, The Novel Examines How A Globalizing World Unsettles—Yet Also Connects—Our Sense Of Belonging. A Contemporary Work Of Literary Fiction, Gun Island Speaks To Adult Readers Who Relish Intricate Plots, Richly Drawn Settings, And Meditations On Displacement, Resilience, And Human Kinship. The Tone Is Hopeful, Thoughtful, And Quietly Adventurous.
Written With Clarity And Warmth, The Book Threads Deen's Journey With A Cast Of Supporting Voices—Piya, A Bengali-American Catalyst Whose Path Crosses Deen's; Tipu, A Driven Young Man Facing The Pressures Of Modern Life; Rafi, Who Acts With Urgency To Help Another; And Cinta, An Old Friend Who Helps Bridge Past And Present. The Narrative Travels Across Continents, Marrying Contemporary Realism With Mythic Resonance. What Makes Gun Island Especially Engaging Is Its Kinetic Structure: Alternating Perspectives, Crisp Pacing, And Scenes That Feel Both Intimate And Expansive, Inviting Readers To Lean In And Notice How Ordinary Moments Ripple Into Larger Questions About Fate, Duty, And Belonging.
After Finishing This Book, You Come Away With A Broader Sense Of How Stories Connect Us Across Cultures And Time. It Leaves You Feeling Hopeful, More Mindful Of Displacement, And Inspired To Consider Your Own Place In An Increasingly Interconnected World. It Offers A Lasting Reading Experience That Lingers In The Mind And Heart.
Product Details
Author
Amitav Ghosh
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
288
SKU
BK0419981
ISBN
9780670089161
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
15.01 x 2.01 x 23.01 cm
Binding
Hardback
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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.