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Sea of poppies

Ghosh, Amitav2008
Books, Manuscripts
The background to this historical adventure is the Opium Wars. The story revolves around the Ibis, an old slaving-ship voyaging across the Indian Ocean, its crew made up of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts, representing Westerners and Indians respectively. Slowly they start considering themselves as ship-brothers.
Main title:
Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh.
Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2008.
Collation:
471 p. ; 25 cm.
ISBN:
9780719568954 (hbk)0719568951 (hbk)
Dewey class:
823.9'14H
Local class:
FG HBKH
Language:
English
Index terms:
bookerlong08bookershort08
BRN:
222105
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