The Glass Palace /
by Amitav Ghosh
- London: Harpercollins Publisher, 2000.
- xiv, 551p.; 21 cm.
Table of Content PART I Mandalay PART II Ratnagiri PART III The Money Tree PART IV The Wedding PART V Morningside PART VI The Front PART VII The Glass Palace Author's Notes Bibliography A Reader's Guide
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her. Through this brilliant and impassioned story of love and war, Amitav Ghosh presents a ruthless appraisal of the horrors of colonialism and capitalist exploitation. (Source : Book Cover)
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Burma -- History -- Fiction Fiction Mandalay (Burma) -- Fiction