River of smoke

Amid a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, three vessels, and the diverse occupants within, converge on Canton's Fanqui-Town, or Foreign Enclave, which is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars.

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Main Author: Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Edition:1st American ed.
Series:Ibis trilogy ; #02
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Summary:Amid a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, three vessels, and the diverse occupants within, converge on Canton's Fanqui-Town, or Foreign Enclave, which is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars.
Item Description:"Originally published in 2011 by John Murray (Publishers), Great Britain"--T.p. verso.
Sequel to: Sea of poppies.
Physical Description:522 p. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:9780374174231 (hbk.) :
0374174237 (hbk.) :
Author Notes:Born in Calcutta, and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Northern India. He studied in Delhi, Oxford, and Egypt and taught at various Indian and American universities. Author of a travel book and three acclaimed novels. Ghosh has also written for GRANTA, THE NEW YORKER, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and THE OBSERVER. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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