The Resource Flood of fire : a novel, Amitav Ghosh
Flood of fire : a novel, Amitav Ghosh
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- Summary
- "The stunningly vibrant final novel in the bestselling Ibis Trilogy It is 1839 and China has embargoed the trade of opium, yet too much is at stake in the lucrative business and the British Foreign Secretary has ordered the colonial government in India to assemble an expeditionary force for an attack to reinstate the trade. Among those consigned is Kesri Singh, a soldier in the army of the East India Company. He makes his way eastward on the Hind, a transport ship that will carry him from Bengal to Hong Kong. Along the way, many characters from the Ibis Trilogy come aboard, including Zachary Reid, a young American speculator in opium futures, and Shireen, the widow of an opium merchant whose mysterious death in China has compelled her to seek out his lost son. The Hind docks in Hong Kong just as war breaks out and opium "pours into the market like monsoon flood." From Bombay to Calcutta, from naval engagements to the decks of a hospital ship, among embezzlement, profiteering, and espionage, Amitav Ghosh charts a breathless course through the culminating moment of the British opium trade and vexed colonial history. With all the verve of the first two novels in the trilogy, Flood of Fire completes Ghosh's unprecedented reenvisioning of the nineteenth-century war on drugs. With remarkable historic vision and a vibrant cast of characters, Ghosh brings the Opium Wars to bear on the contemporary moment with the storytelling that has charmed readers around the world"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition, 2015.
- Extent
- 616 pages
- Note
- Previous titles in trilogy: Sea of poppies - River of smoke
- Isbn
- 9780374174248
- Label
- Flood of fire : a novel
- Title
- Flood of fire
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Amitav Ghosh
- Subject
-
- 1800 - 1899
- trueCaste -- India
- trueChina
- FICTION / Literary
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- India
- trueIndia -- History -- 19th century
- India -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueOpium industry and trade
- Opium trade
- Opium trade -- History -- Fiction
- trueSailors
- trueSchooners
- Soldiers
- trueSeafaring life
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueTravelers
- Soldiers -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The stunningly vibrant final novel in the bestselling Ibis Trilogy It is 1839 and China has embargoed the trade of opium, yet too much is at stake in the lucrative business and the British Foreign Secretary has ordered the colonial government in India to assemble an expeditionary force for an attack to reinstate the trade. Among those consigned is Kesri Singh, a soldier in the army of the East India Company. He makes his way eastward on the Hind, a transport ship that will carry him from Bengal to Hong Kong. Along the way, many characters from the Ibis Trilogy come aboard, including Zachary Reid, a young American speculator in opium futures, and Shireen, the widow of an opium merchant whose mysterious death in China has compelled her to seek out his lost son. The Hind docks in Hong Kong just as war breaks out and opium "pours into the market like monsoon flood." From Bombay to Calcutta, from naval engagements to the decks of a hospital ship, among embezzlement, profiteering, and espionage, Amitav Ghosh charts a breathless course through the culminating moment of the British opium trade and vexed colonial history. With all the verve of the first two novels in the trilogy, Flood of Fire completes Ghosh's unprecedented reenvisioning of the nineteenth-century war on drugs. With remarkable historic vision and a vibrant cast of characters, Ghosh brings the Opium Wars to bear on the contemporary moment with the storytelling that has charmed readers around the world"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10406711
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1956-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Ghosh, Amitav
- Dewey number
- 823/.914
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Ibis trilogy
- Series volume
- [3]
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Soldiers
- Voyages and travels
- Opium trade
- FICTION / Literary
- Opium trade
- Soldiers
- Voyages and travels
- India
- India
- Label
- Flood of fire : a novel, Amitav Ghosh
- Note
- Previous titles in trilogy: Sea of poppies - River of smoke
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1100551
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First American edition, 2015.
- Extent
- 616 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374174248
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015010118
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780374174248
- (OCoLC)905450283
- Label
- Flood of fire : a novel, Amitav Ghosh
- Note
- Previous titles in trilogy: Sea of poppies - River of smoke
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 1100551
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Edition
- First American edition, 2015.
- Extent
- 616 pages
- Isbn
- 9780374174248
- Isbn Type
- (hardcover)
- Lccn
- 2015010118
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9780374174248
- (OCoLC)905450283
Subject
- 1800 - 1899
- trueCaste -- India
- trueChina
- FICTION / Literary
- Fiction
- Historical fiction
- Historical fiction
- History
- India
- trueIndia -- History -- 19th century
- India -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueOpium industry and trade
- Opium trade
- Opium trade -- History -- Fiction
- trueSailors
- trueSchooners
- Soldiers
- trueSeafaring life
- Voyages and travels -- Fiction
- Voyages and travels
- trueVoyages and travels
- trueTravelers
- Soldiers -- Fiction
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Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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