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The story opens in the mandalay neighborhood surrounding the residence and seat of government of burmas last king, thebaw min. Glass palace by ghosh, amitav and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The first edition of the novel was published in 2000, and was written by amitav ghosh. He proves a writer of supreme skill and intelligence. The guardian books podcast climate change with amitav ghosh and aaron thier books podcast. Born in calcutta in 1956, amitav ghosh attended school in india and england, conducted fieldwork in tunisia and egypt, and currently lives in. See all 10 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. It tells the story of an orphan boy from indian named rajkumar who creates an empire in burma, the presentday. Sep 18, 2001 soon the good life will be gone as people in their circle of friends will be sucked into the great vortex of war, economic depression, pestilence, genocide, and famine. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the glass palace. With only few real characters who come to life every time they aw mentioned, the story takes you through from the golden land. Where else does photography enter the story, and how. The glass palace, amitav ghosh amitav ghosh was born in calcutta in 1956. He again is a global citizen like the author himself.
Nov 12, 2015 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. Amitav ghosh is a wellknown author when it comes to the fiction writings. Glass palace by amitav ghosh and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Buy the glass palace by amitav ghosh online at alibris. Amitav ghosh books list of books by author amitav ghosh. He is the winner of many of the awards due to his amazing work as well. The n arrative in this novel is extended up to three generations. The glass palace by amitav ghosh abebooks passion for books.
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The glass palace by amitav ghosh is a family saga and a work of historical fiction. Review by kamakshi balasubramanian the glass palace is, for me, a beautiful title for a novel. Amitav ghosh is a popular novelist, journalist, anthropologist and professor whose latest novel, the glass palace, addresses the relationship between india and burma during the british colonial period. Buy a cheap copy of the glass palace book by amitav ghosh. At various points in the book, ghosh invokes the art of photography. Unable to forget the girl he befriended during the british invasion of 1885 when soldiers forced the royal family of burma. Soon the good life will be gone as people in their circle of friends will be sucked into the great vortex of war, economic depression, pestilence, genocide, and famine.
Set in burma during the british invasion of 1885, this masterly. Amitav ghosh came to the attention of the literary world earlier this year when he refused the best book prize from the commonwealth. What effect does it have on the book as a whole, on your perception of the characters and their stories. His novels included sea of poppies, river of smoke, and flood of fire, which collectively form the ibis trilogy. At fiftyfive years of age, he cant be classed with the younger crop of writers who are snatching up booker prizes and pulitzers.