Brilliant and impassioned, the glass palace is a masterly novel by amitav ghosh, the gifted novelist peter matthiessen has called an exceptional writer. His novels included sea of poppies, river of smoke, and flood of fire, which collectively form the ibis trilogy. Ghosh dedicates an entire paragraph to describing the camera with which mrs. The glass palace project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The glass palace isbn 9780375501487 pdf epub amitav ghosh. 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.
The glass palace by amitav ghosh is a family saga and a work of historical fiction. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the glass palace. On a visit to his birthplace, kolkata, a brooklynbased dealer in rare books finds his life becoming entangled unexpectedly with an ancient legend about the goddess of snakes, manasa devi. He proves a writer of supreme skill and intelligence. Amitav ghosh was born in calcutta in 1956 and raised and educated in bangladesh, india, and the united kingdom, where he received his ph. Fiction, history, historical fiction, love stories, domestic fiction. He divides his time between kolkata and goa, india, and brooklyn, new york. He studied in delhi and egypt and at oxford and taught at various indian and american universities. Amitav ghosh born 11 july 1956 is an indian writer and the winner of the 54th jnanpith award, best known for his work in english fiction. The style of the glass palace is elliptical, and at times, uneven.
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The glass palace ebook by amitav ghosh rakuten kobo. At fiftyfive years of age, he cant be classed with the younger crop of writers who are snatching up booker prizes and pulitzers. Coetzee there is no denying ghoshs command of culture and history. Set in burma during the british invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by amitav ghosh tells the story of rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and.
Praise for the glass palace an absorbing story of a world in transition, brought to life through characters who love and suffer with equal intensity. While visiting a temple, deep within the vast mangrove forests of bengal, he has a disturbing encounter with the most feared, and revered, of indian snakes. Focusing mainly on the early 20th century, it explores a broad range of issues, ranging from the changing economic landscape of burma and india, to. Set in burma during the british invasion of 1885, this masterly novel tells the story of rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the burmese teak forest. Khambatta photographed dolly and rajkumars wedding, yet the actual ceremony takes place, elliptically, when ghosh writes, at the end of the civil ceremony, in the collectors camp office. Amitav ghosh, indianborn writer whose ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity, particularly of the people of india and southeast asia. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the most definitive. Amitav ghosh is the internationally bestselling author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including the novel the glass palace, and the recipient of numerous prizes and awards. It tells the story of an orphan boy from indian named rajkumar who creates an empire in burma, the presentday. Coetzee there is no denying ghosh s command of culture and history. The glass palace by amitav ghosh, 9780006514091, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The author of five nonfiction books more about amitav ghosh. This superb story of love and war begins with the shattering of the kingdom of burma and the igniting of a great and passionate love, and it goes on to tell the story of a people, a fortune, and a family and its fate. A novel is a bestselling novel about family and heritage.
Amitav ghosh books list of books by author amitav ghosh. May 26, 2015 whether it was visibleinvisible borders in the shadow lines or the richness of detail in the glass palace. Another novel that brought amitav ghosh awards and recognition is the sea of poppies, which was shortlisted for the man booker prize in 2008. A sweeping story of burma and malaya over a span of one hundred years that has rightly become a modern classic no for th. Read glass palace by amitav ghosh available from rakuten kobo. With only few real characters who come to life every time they aw mentioned, the story takes you through from the golden land, richest country to the devastation and the rule if the junta. Borrow ebooks, audiobooks, and videos from thousands of public libraries worldwide. The hungry tide by amitav ghosh, 9780007141784, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. 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.