Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh.
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TextPublication details: London : John Murray, 2009Description: 533 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780719568978 (pbk.) :; 0719568978 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Slave trade -- History -- 19th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Historical fiction.DDC classification: 823.9'14 Summary: 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.
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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.
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