The Shadow Lines: A Novel (King Penguin Ser.)
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- Synopsis
- &“A stunning novel&” following two families—one British, one Bengali—from the New York Times–bestselling author of Sea of Poppies (The New Republic). Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Amitav Ghosh&’s radiant second novel follows an English family and a Bengali family as their lives intertwine across the generations in both tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, from the outbreak of World War II to the late twentieth century, through years of Bengali partition and violence—observing the ways in which political events invade private lives—in an &“ambitious, funny, poignant&” saga (A. K. Ramanujan). &“Amusing, sad, wise, and truly international in scope.&” —The New York Times Book Review
- Copyright:
- 2005
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 256 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780547525013
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780618329960
- Publisher:
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Date of Addition:
- 02/27/25
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- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Politics and Government
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.