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A wide-eyed boy growing up in suburban Calcutta in the 1960s experiences the world through the eyes of others ' an intoxicating older cousin, a grandmother who weaves stories from the past and a family in London whose lives are intertwined with his. When a seemingly random act of violence threatens his vision of the world, he begins piecing together events for himself, and in the process unravels secrets with devastating consequences. Set in Calcutta and London and spanning generations from the outbreak of the Second World War to the late twentieth century, The Shadow Linesis a haunting novel from one of the world's greatest writers.
About The Author:
Born in Calcutta, and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Northern India. He studied in Delhi, Oxford, and Egypt and taught at various Indian and American universities. Author of a travel book and three acclaimed novels. Ghosh has also written for GRANTA, THE NEW YORKER, THE NEW YORK TIMES, and THE OBSERVER. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
| Book: | The Shadow Lines |
| Author: | Amitav Ghosh |
| ISBN: | 1848544170 |
| ISBN-13: | 9781848544178 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Publishing Date: | 2011 |
| Publisher: | John Murray |
| Language: | English |
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