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![]() | Sea of Poppies (2008) (The first book in the Ibis Trilogy series) A novel by Amitav Ghosh |
The Man Booker Prize (nominee)
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China's vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts.
In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a freespirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races, and generations.
The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, the exotic backstreets of China. But it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, that makes Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive - a masterpiece from one of the world's finest novelists.
Genre: Historical
In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a freespirited French orphan. As their old family ties are washed away, they, like their historical counterparts, come to view themselves as jahaj-bhais, or ship-brothers. An unlikely dynasty is born, which will span continents, races, and generations.
The vast sweep of this historical adventure spans the lush poppy fields of the Ganges, the rolling high seas, the exotic backstreets of China. But it is the panorama of characters, whose diaspora encapsulates the vexed colonial history of the East itself, that makes Sea of Poppies so breathtakingly alive - a masterpiece from one of the world's finest novelists.
Genre: Historical
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Used availability for Amitav Ghosh's Sea of Poppies
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Hardback Editions
October 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sea of Poppies: A Novel Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0374174229 / 9780670082032 (USA edition) Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
October 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sea Of Poppies (Hardcover) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0670066648 / 9780670066643 (USA, AU, or UK edition) Publisher: Viking Canada Availability: Amazon CA Amazon |
May 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0719568951 / 9780719568954 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
May 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1848541457 / 9781848541450 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK |
Paperback Editions
October 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0143053418 / 9780143053415 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Canada Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
September 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0312428596 / 9780312428594 (USA edition) Publisher: Picador Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
May 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0143066153 / 9780143066156 (UK edition) Publisher: Penguin Group Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
April 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0719568978 / 9780719568978 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
March 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0719523435 / 9780719523434 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
May 2008 : Paperback
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 071956896X / 9781607519362 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK Amazon Amazon CA |
Audio Editions
October 2012 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Sea of Poppies Book Three (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373871 / 9781423373872 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon UK |
October 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Book Three (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 142337388X / 9781423373889 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
October 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Book Three (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373898 / 9781423373896 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on CD Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
October 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Book Three (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 142337391X / 9781423373919 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
October 2012 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Book Three (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373901 / 9781423373902 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon UK |
October 2010 : Audio Cassette
| Title: River of Smoke (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373804 / 9781423373803 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon Amazon CA |
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: River of Smoke (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373820 / 9781423373827 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: River of Smoke (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373839 / 9781423373834 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
April 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: River of Smoke (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373812 / 9781423373810 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1455826898 / 9781455826896 Publisher: Brilliance Corporation Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
September 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1455826901 / 9781455826902 Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
April 2011 : MP3 CD
| Title: River of Smoke (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373847 / 9781423373841 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA |
January 2011 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1848545983 / 9781848545984 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK |
January 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1405506962 / 9781405506960 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK Amazon |
January 2009 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 075314087X / 9780753140871 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
January 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0753140888 / 9780753140888 (UK edition) Publisher: ISIS Audio Books Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
October 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies(CD)(Unabr.) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 142337374X / 9781423373742 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon CA Amazon Amazon UK |
October 2008 : Audio Cassette
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373731 / 9781423373735 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Unabridged Lib Ed Availability: Amazon CA Amazon |
October 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373758 / 9781423373759 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
October 2008 : MP3 CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373766 / 9781423373766 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio on MP3-CD Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
October 2008 : MP3 CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy) Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 1423373774 / 9781423373773 (USA edition) Publisher: Brilliance Audio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA Amazon UK |
May 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: 0719597706 / 9780719597701 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon CA Amazon UK |
Kindle Editions
July 2009 : Kindle edition
| Title: Sea of Poppies Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: B002S0KB0O / 9780719523434 Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK |
October 2008 : Kindle edition
| Title: Sea of Poppies: A Novel Author(s):: Amitav Ghosh ISBN: B001BADGK4 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Availability: Amazon Amazon UK |
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