River of smoke
(Book)
Author:
NoveList Series:
Ibis trilogy volume 2.
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Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
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Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
522 pages ; 24 cm
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780374174231, 0374174237
Notes
General Note
"Originally published in 2011 by John Murray (Publishers), Great Britain"--T.p. verso.
Description
"The Ibis, loaded to its gunwales with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal; among the dozens flailing for survival are Neel, the pampered raja who has been convicted of embezzlement; Paulette, the French orphan masquerading as a deck hand; and Deeti, the widowed poppy grower fleeing her homeland with her lover, Kalua. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, groaning with the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries "Fitcher" Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China that are hidden in plain sight: plants that have the power to heal, or beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Canton's Fanqui-Town, or Foreign Enclave: a tumultuous world unto itself where civilizations clash and sometimes fuse. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars. Spectacular coincidences, startling reversals of fortune, and tender love stories abound. But this is much more than an irresistible page-turner. The blind quest for money, the primacy of the drug trade, the concealment of base impulses behind the rhetoric of freedom: in River of Smoke the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries meet, and the result is a consuming historical novel with powerful contemporary resonance. Critics praised Sea of Poppies for its vibrant storytelling, antic humor, and rich narrative scope; now Amitav Ghosh continues the epic that has charmed and compelled readers all over the globe"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Ghosh, A. (2011). River of smoke. First American edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-. 2011. River of Smoke. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-, River of Smoke. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav. River of Smoke. First American edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2011.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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