Bibliograph

Flood of fire, a novel, Amitav Ghosh

Type

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Flood of fire, a novel, Amitav Ghosh

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Flood of fire

Oclc number

905450283

Responsibility statement

Amitav Ghosh

Series statement

Ibis trilogy, 3

Sub title

a novel

Summary

"The 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."--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

adult

Classification

Contributor