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| Original Title: | The Hungry Tide |
| ISBN: | 061871166X (ISBN13: 9780618711666) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Sundarbans(Bangladesh) |
| Literary Awards: | Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Fiction (2006), Crossword Book Award for Fiction (2004) |
Amitav Ghosh
Paperback | Pages: 333 pages Rating: 3.95 | 13964 Users | 1087 Reviews
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Off the easternmost corner of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans, where settlers live in fear of drowning tides and man-eating tigers. Piya Roy, a young American marine biologist of Indian descent, arrives in this lush, treacherous landscape in search of a rare species of river dolphin and enlists the aid of a local fisherman and a translator. Together the three of them launch into the elaborate backwaters, drawn unawares into the powerful political undercurrents of this isolated corner of the world that exact a personal toll as fierce as the tides.
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| Title | : | The Hungry Tide |
| Author | : | Amitav Ghosh |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 333 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2006 by Mariner Books (first published June 7th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. India. Asian Literature. Indian Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 13964 Users | 1087 ReviewsAssess Appertaining To Books The Hungry Tide
I loved it! I dreaded picking it up, but for $1 at the local library's sale shelves, it wad hard to resist. I did. Then I sat on it a good while. Then I started and then kicked myself for not starting earlier. I have been reading so many Indian authors that it got a bit repetitive. Then Bengali authors have the propensity to romance even dry bran, and I mean that in a nice way, so I was pleasantly shocked that though he was as descriptive as they are, he did not ramble. The descriptions wereI loved it! I dreaded picking it up, but for $1 at the local library's sale shelves, it wad hard to resist. I did. Then I sat on it a good while. Then I started and then kicked myself for not starting earlier. I have been reading so many Indian authors that it got a bit repetitive. Then Bengali authors have the propensity to romance even dry bran, and I mean that in a nice way, so I was pleasantly shocked that though he was as descriptive as they are, he did not ramble. The descriptions were
Amitav Ghosh, I must say is an amazing story teller and in this book he proved beyond doubt that literary skill of the Bengali is redoubtable!Absolutely engrossing, this book is one such where you come across a great story which is amazingly written and make you an instant fan of the author.This book is well researched and the story is set in the 70's, and it revolves around the Sundarbans and have this lovely descriptions of the land, the people and the animals(I would actually call it
If Shadow Lines enthralled you, Amitav Ghosh's latest masterpiece, the Hungry Tide, will sweep you off your feet, and into the precarious waters of the Sundarbans.In the typical Ghosh style, the narrative moves fluidly between past and present. You will be transported into the mindset of the superstitious yet brave folk, who have adapted themselves to the constant ebb and flow of the tide and are living in continuous fear of the Bengal tigers. The tide begins to turn with the advent of two
Another of Amitav Ghosh's novel, which is great and I am definitely slowly falling in love with his books. Ghosh is mixing his stories with the historical facts so perfectly that it's even magical. I'm starting to think that Indian authors are really one of the best narrators of the stories.The Hungry Tide is telling us a story of Piya Roy, who comes to a tide country in West Bengal to study endangered river dolphins, their habitat and behavior. On the train to Canning she meets translator Kanai
The true tragedy of routinely spent life is that its wastefulness does not become apparent till it is too late.This quote does not reflect the theme of this book but it caught my eye in this green-covered book in my hand when today I was flipping its pages thinking what to write about it. Its tea time and there is a tray ready on a side table with two pieces of cookies. A squirrel on the wall of the garden is eating something in a ravenous way. I have no idea what is that something, its scanty
Supremely disappointing, considering the start it had. In the first few chapters Ghosh takes ample time with his two main characters. Their histories and inner lives intermingle well. The plot too advances with a decent pace. But then two things overpower his novel (1) The desire to be inventive (2) Sobering down to elongated, unreal conversations when not being inventive.Ghosh's inventive side gives us a plethora of side stories, some provided as the journal of a dead man, others as mere myths
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