by Amitav Ghosh · 10/18 · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782264058324
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«Un fleuve de fumée» is the historical novel by Amitav Ghosh, published by 10/18 in paperback (728 pages, in French).
In 1839, Fanqui Town, the foreign enclave of Canton, lives on the opium trade. When the emperor orders all reserves destroyed, the community faces ruin. A Parsi merchant, a fallen rajah, a painter, and a botanist see their fates cross as the crisis drifts toward war.
Novel belonging to the Ibis Trilogy, of which it is the second installment. Translated from English into French by Christiane Besse.
For readers of historical fiction and narrative set in nineteenth-century China, especially those following Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy.
