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Number of Pages
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Language
English
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Book Summary
The Shadow Lines Is A Richly Woven Novel That Threads Memory, History, And The Feeling Of Home Into One Expansive Narrative. Part Literary Fiction, Part Philosophical Reflection, It Invites Thoughtful Readers To Explore How Borders—Physical, Political, And Imagined—Shape Our Sense Of Self. Aimed At Adults And Those Who Relish Intricate Storytelling, The Tone Is Contemplative, Humane, And Quietly Adventurous.
Across Interwoven Narratives, The Book Follows A Boy Whose Vivid Imagination Fills Gaps In His Understanding Of The World, Then Tracks How That Early Perception Echoes Into Adulthood. The Writing Unfolds Like A Tapestry Of Memories, With Gaps Filled By Stories That Are At Once Remembered And Imagined. The Experience Is Immersive: The Pace Shifts Between Quiet Recollection And Sharper Insight, Inviting Readers To Notice How Personal Histories Intersect With Public Events. If You Enjoy Fiction That Blends Humor With Tenderness And A Keen Eye For Human Connections, The Shadow Lines Rewards Careful Reading.
Ghosh's Structure Itself Is A Feature: Multiple Voices, Shifting Timelines, And A Deliberate Blurring Of Boundaries Between Nations And People. The Narrative Treats Memory As A Living Record, And The Reader Is Asked To Compare What Is Seen With What Is Felt. The Prose Is Luminous And Precise, Making Complex Ideas Accessible Without Sacrificing Depth. The Book Offers A Journey Through Rooms Of Memory, Streets Of Different Cities, And The Fragile Lines That People Draw Around Themselves—And Invites Us To See The Humanity That Ties Us Together Beyond Borders.
After Finishing The Shadow Lines, Readers Emerge With A Deeper Sense Of How Personal Histories Connect To Broader Histories, And With A Renewed Understanding That Borders Are Often Only Lines We Draw In Our Minds. The Shadow Lines Leaves You Contemplating Identity, Home, And The Shared Humanity That Binds Us All.
Product Details
Author
Amitav Ghosh
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
288
Language
English
SKU
BK0420914
ISBN
9780143448549
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
20 x 14 x 4 cm
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 399
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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.