Ebook {Epub PDF} Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh

 · By Amitav Ghosh. Nov. 5, The vision of a tall-masted ship, at sail on the ocean, came to Deeti on an otherwise ordinary day, but she knew instantly that the Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. The Sea of Poppies is the first installment of the Ibis trilogy, penned by one of the foremost story-tellers of modern India, Amitav Ghosh. This is my second tryst with him, (the first being The Hungry Tide which got me so emotionally engaged that I actually cried when of the characters died)so I was expecting some good stuff. I was not disappointed.4/5. There are four main reasons why Amitov Ghosh’s “Sea of Poppies” is an excellent book: the time period, the characters, the language, and storytelling. The book takes place in Although the Opium Wars are mentioned only in passing, it is their coming that sets the book in motion/5(K).

Sea of Poppies. by Amitav Ghosh. X. Critics' Opinion: Readers' Opinion: First Published: Oct , pages Paperback: Sep , pages. Genres. Rate this book. Write a Review. Book Reviewed by: Lucia Silva Buy This Book. About this Book. Summary; Excerpt; Reading Guide; One. The vision of a tall-masted ship, at sail on the ocean, came to. In Sea of Poppies, a British trading ship carrying an eclectic group of passengers sets sail on the eve of the First Opium War. The novel, the sixth from Amitav Ghosh, was shortlisted for the Amitav Ghosh is one of India's best-known writers. His books include The Circle of Reason, The Shadow Lines, In An Antique Land, Dancing in Cambodia, The Calcutta Chromosome, The Glass Palace, Incendiary Circumstances, The Hungry Tide. His most recent novel, Sea of Poppies, is the first volume of the Ibis Trilogy.

Sea of Poppies. by Amitav Ghosh. pp, John Murray, £ This terrific novel, the first volume in a projected trilogy, unfolds in north India and the Bay of Bengal in on the eve of the. Amitav Ghosh: Sea of Poppies. Sea of Poppies. HB: TPB: PB: Ebook: At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China’s vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. Sea of Poppies is the first book of the Ibis Trilogy by Amitav Ghosh. This is a beautifully told story set in India, the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal on the eve of the First Opium War. The Ibis is an ex-slave ship purchased by merchant Benjamin Read More.