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It is a book that captures perspective of time and events, of lines that bring people together and hold them apart; lines that are clearly visible from one perspective and nonexistent from another; lines that exist in the memory of one, and therefore in another's imagination.
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The Shadow Lines study guide contains a biography of Amitav Ghosh, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
The Shadow Lines study guide contains a biography of Amitav Ghosh, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
The Shadow Lines is a novel by Indian author Amitav Ghosh. Upon its publication in 1988, the book was praised for its ingenious structure and challenging style.
Jan 1, 1988 · The Shadow Lines. Amitav Ghosh. 3.86. 8,484 ratings643 reviews. Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Amitav Ghosh's radiant second novel follows two families—one English, one Bengali—as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways.
“The Shadow Lines,” Ghosh’s second novel, was published in 1988, four years after the sectarian violence that shook New Delhi in the aftermath of the Prime minister, Indira Gandhi’s assassination.
May 3, 2005 · The Shadow Lines: A Novel. Amitav Ghosh. HMH, May 3, 2005 - Fiction - 256 pages. “A stunning novel” following two families—one British, one Bengali—from the New York Times–bestselling author of...
Jan 26, 2010 · As A Young Boy, Amitav Ghosh&Rsquo;S Narrator Travels Across Time Through The Tales Of Those Around Him, Traversing The Unreliable Planes Of Memory, Unmindful Of Physical,...
As a young boy, Amitav Ghosh's narrator travels across time through the tales of those around him, traversing the unreliable planes of memory, unmindful of physical, political and chronological borders. But as he grows older, he is haunted by a seemingly random act of violence.
