
The Glass Palace
Amitav Ghosh(Author)
The Borough Press
Published on 6. June 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
576 pages
978-0-00-868354-2 (ISBN)
Description
A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE
The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author
'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation' Financial Times
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of social and political chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her.
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author, an unforgettable story of love, war and family. Spanning three generations, in Burma, Malaya and India, The Glass Palace is an extraordinary epic.
The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author
'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation' Financial Times
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of social and political chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her.
From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author, an unforgettable story of love, war and family. Spanning three generations, in Burma, Malaya and India, The Glass Palace is an extraordinary epic.
Reviews / Votes
'Fascinating and seductive' THE TIMES'A distinctive voice, polished and profound' TLS
'Ambitious and multigenerational, The Glass Palace is akin to a 19th-century Russian novel... a rich, layered epic that probes the meaning of identity and homeland' LA TIMES
'An absorbing story of a world in transition, brought to life through characters who love and suffer with equal intensity' J. M. COETZEE
'A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East'INDEPENDENT
'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation'FINANCIAL TIMES
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Edition
Borough edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 44 mm
Weight
500 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-868354-2 (9780008683542)
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Person
A celebrated contemporary writer and thinker Amitav Ghosh is the author of bestselling works including The Glass Palace and The Hungry Tide as well as the loosely connected trilogy of novels Sea of Poppies (which was shortlisted for the 2008 Man Booker Prize for Fiction), River of Smoke and Flood of Fire.