River of Smoke
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River of Smoke

by Amitav Ghosh

2011•Historical•522 pages

Taste attributes: historicaladventuredramaheavylinearglossybig & variedemotive & stirringall consuming questsocial commentaryhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeAn expansive historical novel that is polished and moving. Best if you like polish over grit.

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About This Book

In September 1838 a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. When the seas settle, five men have disappeared - two lascars, two convicts and one of the passengers. Did the same storm upend the fortunes of those aboard the Anahita, an opium carrier heading towards Canton?

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

HistoricalAdventureDramaAll consuming questSocial commentaryHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Opium tradeCyclonesSailorsSocial classesVoyages and travelsSchoonersSocial conditionsHistory

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Author
Amitav Ghosh
Published
2011
Pages
522
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