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A Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Book of the YearA Guardian Best Book of the YearA San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the YearThe stunningly vibrant final novel in the bestselling Ibis TrilogyIt is 1839 and China has embargoed the trade of opium, yet too much is at stake in the lucrative business and the British Foreign Secretary has ordered the colonial government in India to assemble an expeditionary force for an attack to reinstat...

A re-issue of the first novel from the internationally acclaimed prize-winning writer.

The final book in the bestselling "Ibis" trilogy from the author of the Booker-shortlisted "Sea Of Poppies". It is 1839 and tension has been mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling in Beijing. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war.

From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, "The Calcutta Chromosome" takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a long-lost acquaintance, he is suddenly drawn into a spellbinding adventure across centuries and around the globe, into the strange life of L. Murugan, a man obses...

A New York Times Notable Book, Amitav Ghoshs first novel makes a claim on the literary turf held by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid, magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in hot pursuit.

Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.?A remarkable storyteller, a Sc...

From the bestselling author of "The Glass Palace" and "Sea of Poppies", an extraordinary work of non-fiction that combines ancient history with modern-day travelogue, taking in the private life of Egypt from the Crusades to Operation Desert Storm. 'A rich and satisfying journey' "The Times

An extraordinary novel from the best-selling author of the Ibis trilogy.

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A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book for 2011The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement, Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck-hand, and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua.The storm also threatens the clipper ...

È il settembre del 1838 quando una terribile burrasca si abbatte sulla Ibis, la goletta a due alberi in viaggio verso Mauritius con il suo carico di "coolie", di "delinquenti". Come un uccello mitologico in balia del vento, con il bompresso come un grande becco e le vele come due enormi ali spiegate, la Ibis resiste miracolosamente alla furia dell'uragano. Nel fracasso della tempesta, tuttavia, tra lampi, tuoni e marosi, una scialuppa si allon...

From Victorian India to near-future New York, The Calcutta Chromosome takes listeners on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a long-lost acquaintance, he is suddenly drawn into a spellbinding adventure across centuries and around the globe, into the strange life of L. Murugan, a man obses...

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of YearA NPR Best Book of the YearIn Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies, the Ibis began its treacherous journey across the Indian Ocean, bound for the cane fields of Mauritius with a cargo of indentured servants. Now, in River of Smoke, the former slave ship flounders in the Bay of Bengal, caught in the midst of a deadly cyclone. The storm also threatens the clipper ...

This contemporary story brings two outsiders deep into the tiny islands known as the Sundarbans off the coast of India. There, each will grapple with the Indian heritage that defines them as they become swept up in the forces--natural and political--that threaten to destroy the region and its way of life. Unabridged. 13 CDs.

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È il settembre del 1838 quando una terribile burrasca si abbatte sulla Ibis, la goletta a due alberi in viaggio verso Mauritius con il suo carico di "coolie", di "delinquenti". Come un uccello mitologico in balia del vento, con il bompresso come un grande becco e le vele come due enormi ali spiegate, la Ibis resiste miracolosamente alla furia dell'uragano. Nel fracasso della tempesta, tuttavia, tra lampi, tuoni e marosi, una scialuppa si allon...

A contemporary story of adventure and romance, identity and history brings two outsiders deep into the tiny islands known as the Sundarbans off the coast of India where life is ruled by the unforgiving tides and the constant threat of attack by Bengal tigers.

The stunningly vibrant final novel in the bestselling Ibis TrilogyIt is 1839 and China has embargoed the trade of opium, yet too much is at stake in the lucrative business and the British Foreign Secretary has ordered the colonial government in India to assemble an expeditionary force for an attack to reinstate the trade. Among those consigned is Kesri Singh, a soldier in the army of the East India Company. He makes his way eastward on the Hin...