Sea of Poppies
«Ripping post-colonial yarn . . . Ghosh spins a fine story with a quite irresistible flow, breathing exuberant life ... an absorbing vision»
Guardian
At the heart of this epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars, is an old slaving-ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its crew a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- John Murray Publishers Ltd
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 544
- ISBN
- 9780719568978
- Utgivelsesår
- 2009
- Format
- 20 x 13 cm
- Priser
- Short-listed for Man Booker Prize 2008 UK.
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«Ripping post-colonial yarn . . . Ghosh spins a fine story with a quite irresistible flow, breathing exuberant life ... an absorbing vision»
Guardian
«This is a panoramic adventure story, with a Dickensian energy and scope»
Sunday Telegraph
«The fantastic Anglo-Asian language they speak is infectious, and the sombre yet uncertain conclusion leaves one eager for the second novel in the trilogy»
Daily Telegraph
«Massively entertaining and narratively compelling»
London Review of Books
«There can be fewer more exciting settings for a novel than a sea-tossed sailing ship ... Ghosh piles detail upon detail in a rumbustical adventure»
The Times