Sea of poppies /
Ghosh, Amitav.
Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh. - London : John Murray, 2009. - 533 p. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2008.
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.
9780719568978 (pbk.) : £7.99 0719568978 (pbk.) : £7.99
Slave trade--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
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Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh. - London : John Murray, 2009. - 533 p. ; 20 cm.
Originally published: 2008.
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.
9780719568978 (pbk.) : £7.99 0719568978 (pbk.) : £7.99
Slave trade--History--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
823.9'14