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| Original Title: | The Hungry Tide |
| ISBN: | 061871166X (ISBN13: 9780618711666) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Sundarbans(Bangladesh) |
| Literary Awards: | Kiriyama Prize Nominee for Fiction (2006), Crossword Book Award for Fiction (2004) |
Amitav Ghosh
Paperback | Pages: 333 pages Rating: 3.95 | 13964 Users | 1087 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Hungry Tide |
| Author | : | Amitav Ghosh |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 333 pages |
| Published | : | June 7th 2006 by Mariner Books (first published June 7th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. India. Asian Literature. Indian Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction |
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Off the easternmost corner of India, in the Bay of Bengal, lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans, where settlers live in fear of drowning tides and man-eating tigers. Piya Roy, a young American marine biologist of Indian descent, arrives in this lush, treacherous landscape in search of a rare species of river dolphin and enlists the aid of a local fisherman and a translator. Together the three of them launch into the elaborate backwaters, drawn unawares into the powerful political undercurrents of this isolated corner of the world that exact a personal toll as fierce as the tides.Rating Of Books The Hungry Tide
Ratings: 3.95 From 13964 Users | 1087 ReviewsCriticism Of Books The Hungry Tide
The Hungry Tide by Amitav GhoshThis story has such an astonishing, heart-tugging ending, that I wish I had the time to read it again! What intrigued me about it is the setting: the Sundarbans, a group of thousands of islands in the bay of Bengal, India, bordering Bangladesh. Mr. Ghosh, a prize winning author and Oxford scholar, tells the tale while educating us in the ways of the tidal country: its man-eating tigers, exotic Mangrove trees, the extreme weather as in tsunamis and tidal wavesI know Amitav Ghosh isn't for everyone, but I just adore his writing. I can't think of another author who can transport me to another place the way he does - whether it's India, somewhere else in Asia, the US or the UK. I haven't yet visited the Sundarbans, but after reading The Hungry Tide I feel like I've squelched my toes in the mud and scratched my skin on the mangrove roots of that region.Piya Roy and Kanai (rhymes with Hawaii) Dutt meet on a train when both are traveling to the Sundarbans;
I wish I could give this book 3.5 stars, it would have been ideal.Ghosh paints a mesmerising picture of the Sunderbans, a part of the country that you don't hear or read about all that often. He doesn't sugar-coat things much, hence you see it in its true light; the description of natural beauty, along with the perils and dangers. My only issue was that he sometimes overdoes the whole ''tide country'' bit, and it sometimes felt a bit forced.The book is definitely well-written, with interesting
Oh my Ghosh! What an adventurous read. I want to get a pair of binoculars and set sail to Sundarbans, which has more to offer than just its famous wild cats.Informative with a gripping plot, across ethnically different characters, with flashbacks blending fiction and non fiction very smoothly.This was my first book by Amitav Ghosh and am rooting for more.P.S. : Reading Gora in parallel added to the joy of enjoying Bengal :)
Another of Amitav Ghosh's novel, which is great and I am definitely slowly falling in love with his books. Ghosh is mixing his stories with the historical facts so perfectly that it's even magical. I'm starting to think that Indian authors are really one of the best narrators of the stories.The Hungry Tide is telling us a story of Piya Roy, who comes to a tide country in West Bengal to study endangered river dolphins, their habitat and behavior. On the train to Canning she meets translator Kanai
I have been listening to the audio of The Hungry Tide this week while working. I am so sorry it's over. The narrator was very good, which naturally helps, but the language was beautiful, the setting was fascinating and the characters were so real to me that I am still thinking about them. The story is about adaptation, and about the interaction between humans, plants and animals. The author presents an excellent question: Do we have the right to promote conservation efforts in a place where
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