Amitav Ghosh
Indian novelist whose Ibis Trilogy reconstructs the nineteenth-century opium trade with extraordinary historical imagination. His work bridges the literary novel and historical epic. He is one of the most internationally celebrated Indian writers in English.
Works
- The Shadow LinesPartition of India-Pakistan fractures family across borders and time
- The Hungry TideWoman translator and archaeologist uncover mysteries in the Sundarbans
- Sea of PoppiesOpium trade sweeps across Indian Ocean with vast human consequences
- River of SmokeOpium trade entangles merchants and misfits across colonial territories
- Flood of FireFinal chapter of opium trade saga in 19th century Asia
- The Glass PalaceColonial romance and history spanning Burma and British Empire
- In an Antique LandMerchant explores lost Arab trading networks of medieval world