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The famous books written by amitav gosh, the great indian author is as follows. The first edition of the novel was published in 1988, and was written by amitav ghosh. It deals with the trade of opium between india and china run by the east india company and the trafficking of coolies to mauritius. In september 1838 a storm blows up on the indian ocean and the. Pdf abstract the 1st book of ibis trilogy, sea of poppies by amitav ghosh helps us to understand the theme of river of smoke. River of smoke by amitav ghosh in september 1838, a storm blows up on the indian ocean and the ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from calcutta to mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. Amitav ghosh reads from sea of poppies at literati bookshop in goa, india. There, despite efforts of the emperor to stop them, ships from europe and india.
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