Amitav Ghosh
Paperback | Pages: 512 pages Rating: 3.97 | 21753 Users | 1587 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Glass Palace |
| Author | : | Amitav Ghosh |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 512 pages |
| Published | : | February 12th 2002 by Random House Trade Paperbacks (first published 2000) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. India. Asia |
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Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social 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. The struggles that have made Burma, India, and Malaya the places they are today are illuminated in this wonderful novel by the writer Chitra Divakaruni calls “a master storyteller.”Itemize Books In Favor Of The Glass Palace
| Original Title: | The Glass Palace |
| ISBN: | 0375758771 (ISBN13: 9780375758775) |
| Edition Language: | English URL http://www.amitavghosh.com/glasspalace.html |
| Characters: | Rajkumar, Dolly |
| Setting: | Burma Myanmar |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 21753 Users | 1587 ReviewsWrite-Up Appertaining To Books The Glass Palace
This book is epic in length and covers three generations of Indians in the countries of Malaya and Burma (Myanmar) from 1885 until the end of the twentieth century. This is a very large scope and it is covered by disconnected chapters that are almost standalone essays. A few are strongly written - the torn loyalties of the Indian soldier when faced with continuing to serve a British master as part of the empire or switching to the Japanese side to drive the British out. Some of the essay /An exhausting read, it is dense with history. If a story can be very intense and boring at the same time, then this book is it. I think this is because the story is secondary to the history. Historical fiction is often a story written in an historical context. This is history written through the vehicle of a fictional story. Everything in this story is created to tell the history of Burma (Myanmar). I felt emotionally connected to the story because the author is, his love for the country and the
Wondeful epic story of a family in the 1800s to 1990s. Also of Burma and India in a troubles time in history.I actually learned stuff!The author manages to tell a sweeping tale with epic historical themes and yet also personsl and full of compassion for the individual struggles of the people. I really love his descriptions of charactors. I could truely see the in my mind yet he only usea FEW PERFECT PHRASES. I will read more by the author. Reading him is a wonderful satisfying experitnce.
Yes. This is why I read historical fiction. Amitav Ghosh devoted five years of his life to the travel, research, and writing required to tell this story. It follows the mingled fates of three families and three countries--Burma, India, and Malaya, from 1885 through the mid-1990s. The story begins with the British takeover of the kingdom of Burma as its king and queen are exiled to a remote compound in India. Through the lives of the orphan Rajkumar, his mentor Saya John, the girl Dolly, and her
Wow! I have just finished one of my new favourite books! And I believe I will hit the "become a fan" button on Ghosh's page here on Goodreads after I finish this! (I loved Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke too) This book was a fantastic ride through part of South East Asia's history! A fascinating family drama that never bored. Well-written and a sad but also touching end. Well Done!!
Most of the historical fiction books I've read have tried to do three things -- evoke a sense of time and place, depict historical events through the eyes of their characters, and last (and often least, unfortunately, even though this is ostensibly the reason to read a novel in the first place), create multifaceted characters who are experiencing their own growth, development, and plot. The best historical fiction books I've read integrated all three of these goals into a smooth and readable
A Confluence of History and RomanceWith its 470 close-printed pages and 111-year time-span, Amitav Ghosh's The Glass Palace is a novel of immense scope. Unlike most long novels or multi-generational family epics, this one held me interested throughout, largely because whenever Ghosh allowed the tension to drop as a novelist, he picked it up as an historian. Indeed, for much of the book, I felt I was reading a non-fiction history of Burma, India, and Malaya, told through the lives of characters
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