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Flood of Fire

A Novel

Amitav Ghosh
Livre broché | Anglais | Ibis Trilogy | n° 3
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A Christian Science Monitor Best Fiction Book of the Year
A Guardian Best Book of the Year
A San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

The stunningly vibrant final novel in the bestselling Ibis Trilogy from Amitav Ghosh, Flood of Fire.

It 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 Hind, a transport ship that will carry him from Bengal to Hong Kong.

Along the way, many characters from the Ibis Trilogy come aboard, including Zachary Reid, a young American speculator in opium futures, and Shireen, the widow of an opium merchant whose mysterious death in China has compelled her to seek out his lost son. The Hind docks in Hong Kong just as war breaks out and opium is "pouring into the market like monsoon flood." From Bombay to Calcutta, from naval engagements to the decks of a hospital ship, among embezzlement, profiteering, and espionage, Amitav Ghosh's Flood of Fire charts a breathless course through the culminating moment of the British opium trade and vexed colonial history.

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Parties prenantes

Auteur(s) :
Amitav Ghosh
Editeur:
Picador USA

Contenu

Nombre de pages :
624
Langue:
Anglais
Collection :
Ibis Trilogy
Tome:
n° 3

Caractéristiques

EAN:
9781250094711
Date de parution :
02-08-16
Format:
Livre broché
Format numérique:
Trade paperback (VS)
Dimensions :
140 mm x 208 mm
Poids :
453 g

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