by Amitav Ghosh · The Borough Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006514091
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«The Glass Palace» is the historical novel by Amitav Ghosh, published by The Borough Press in paperback (560 pages, in English).
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, it follows Rajkumar, a poor young man who builds an empire in the teak forest. When the royal family is expelled from the Glass Palace, he meets Dolly, whose love will shape his life. The saga spans three generations up to the postwar era, with destinies in New York, Thailand, London and Hong Kong.
A read for those who enjoy historical family sagas set in Southeast Asia and the colonial era.
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.
