River of Smoke (Paperback)

A "New York Times Book Review" Editors' Choice
A "Washington Post" Notable Fiction Book of Year
A NPR Best Book of the Year In 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 ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. Meanwhile, the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries horticulturists determined to track down the priceless botanical treasures of China. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-town, or Foreign Enclave, a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. A spectacular adventure, but also a bold indictment of global avarice, "River of Smoke" is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance.

General

Imprint:	Picador USA
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Ibis Trilogy, 2
Release date:	October 2012
First published:	October 2012
Authors:	Amitav Ghosh
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	521
ISBN-13:	978-1-250-01375-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Historical fiction Books > Fiction > Genre fiction > Adventure / thriller > General
LSN:	1-250-01375-5
Barcode:	9781250013750

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