by Amitav Ghosh · Editorial Anagrama · tapa dura · ISBN 9788433906458
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Shadow Lines is a novel by Indian author Amitav Ghosh, published in 1994. Through the eyes of a teenager, the author unfolds a rich web of shadow lines that interconnect the history of an Indian family. The novel explores themes such as memory, identity, history, and family relationships, all in the context of the Partition of India and its consequences. A family saga that spans two world wars and the lives of characters who cross between London and India.
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.
