Sea of poppies /
Ghosh, Amitav,
Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh. - Haryana : Penguin Books, 2015.
"A motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts is sailing down the Hooghly aboard the Ibis on its way to Mauritius. As they journey across the Indian Ocean old family ties are washed away and they begin to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship brothers who will build new lives for themselves in the remote islands where they are being taken. A stunningly vibrant and intensely human work, Sea of Poppies, the first book in the Ibis trilogy confirms Amitav Ghosh's reputation as a master storyteller."--
9780143424703 pbk.
Schooners
Voyages and travels
Opium trade
Sea of poppies / Amitav Ghosh. - Haryana : Penguin Books, 2015.
"A motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts is sailing down the Hooghly aboard the Ibis on its way to Mauritius. As they journey across the Indian Ocean old family ties are washed away and they begin to view themselves as jahaj-bhais or ship brothers who will build new lives for themselves in the remote islands where they are being taken. A stunningly vibrant and intensely human work, Sea of Poppies, the first book in the Ibis trilogy confirms Amitav Ghosh's reputation as a master storyteller."--
9780143424703 pbk.
Schooners
Voyages and travels
Opium trade