by Amitav Ghosh · Harper Collins Publishers · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780007179879
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«The Hungry Tide» is the contemporary fiction novel by Amitav Ghosh, published by Harper Collins Publishers in paperback (403 pages, in English).
In the Sundarbans, the labyrinth of islands in the Bay of Bengal, Piya Roy, a marine biologist of Indian origin searching for an endangered river dolphin; Fokir, an illiterate fisherman who rescues her from crocodile-infested waters; and Kanai Dutt, a Delhi businessman, converge. Devastating tides, tigers and political tensions mark their journey through the region.
Originally published in 2004. The action takes place in the labyrinth of islands of the Sundarbans, in the Bay of Bengal, between India and Bangladesh.
For readers interested in India, wildlife and stories of encounter between cultures.
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.
