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Bibliographic Information
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Gun island : a novel
First American edition.
- Author
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Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
- Pub date:
- 2019.
- Pages:
- 313 pages ;
- ISBN:
- 9780374167394
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Item info:
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1 copy available in
Adult fiction shelves.
1 copy total in all locations.
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Gun island : a novel
First American edition.
Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-
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Gun island : a novel
First American edition.
Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-
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Personal Author:
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Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-
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Title:
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Gun island : a novel / Amitav Ghosh.
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Edition:
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First American edition.
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Physical description:
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313 pages ; 24 cm
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General Note:
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Originally published in Great Britain by John Murray (Publishers) in 2019.
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Summary:
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"It is in his hometown of Kolkata where Dr. Deen Datta meets, by chance, a distant relative who upends his world with the mention of a figure that has long haunted Deen's imagination--Bonduki Sadagar, the mysterious Gun Merchant of Bengali legend. A Brooklyn-based dealer in rare books, Deen, on the cusp of retirement, suddenly finds himself propelled into the depts of the snake-infested Sundarbans, in search of a shrine to the Merchant. Thus begins an unforgettable journey both inward and outward, and moving across continents. As Deen's journey progresses, he confronts a changing world and encounters a cast of characters who will unsettle everything he thought he kenw about himself. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali American who helps launch his journey; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who shows Deen the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, desperate to help those in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story that binds them all."--Dust jacket front flap.
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Subject term:
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Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
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Climatic changes--Fiction.
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Hindu mythology--Fiction.
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FICTION / Cultural Heritage.
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FICTION / Historical / General.
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Booksellers and bookselling. (OCoLC)fst00836492
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East Indian Americans. (OCoLC)fst00901040
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Quests (Expeditions) (OCoLC)fst01085708
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Self-realization. (OCoLC)fst01111892