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Sea of Poppies

Ibis Trilogy, Book 1

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Sea of Poppies

Auteur(s): Amitav Ghosh
Narrateur(s): Phil Gigante
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 At the heart of this vibrant saga is an immense ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean, its purpose to fight China's vicious 19th-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts.

In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt Raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races, and generations.

The vast sweep of this historical adventure embraces the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, and the crowded backstreets of Canton. But it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, that makes Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive - a masterpiece from one of the world's finest novelists.

©2008 Amitav Ghosh (P)2008 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Historique Destin Voile

Ce que les critiques en disent

"Such is the power of Ghosh's precise, understated prose that one occasionally wishes to turn the pages three at a time, eager to find out where Ghosh's tale is headed." ( The Boston Globe)
"A writer of supreme skill and intelligence. " ( The Atlantic Monthly)

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I enjoyed this book, and am glad for the book club that brought it to my attention. I found the characters a bit hard to distinguish at first (as often happens with audiobooks), but eventually all was clearer. I’ll read more from this author.

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I rarely write reviews, but I had to comment on the narration of this audio book. A great story DESTROYED by the narrator.
I can’t believe a Hindi speaking narrator couldn’t be found to read this book. The accents and word pronunciations were atrocious.

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