by Amitav Ghosh · Random House · tapa dura · ISBN 9780375501487
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The Glass Palace is a masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh that tells a story of love and war. The plot begins with the shattering of the kingdom of Burma and the birth of a passionate love. Rajkumar, a young man of humble origins, builds an empire in the Burmese teak forests. During the British invasion of 1885, he meets Dolly, whose love will mark his life. Years later, having become a rich man, he sets out to find Dolly.
Amitav Ghosh is an American writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity, particularly of the people of India and South Asia. He has written historical fiction and non-fiction works discussing topics such as colonialism and climate change.
