Amitav Ghosh
Paperback | Pages: 246 pages Rating: 3.85 | 6512 Users | 433 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Shadow Lines |
| ISBN: | 061832996X (ISBN13: 9780618329960) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Sahitya Akademi Award for English (1989) |
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Opening in Calcutta in the 1960s, Amitav Ghosh's radiant second novel follows two families—one English, one Bengali—as their lives intertwine in tragic and comic ways. The narrator, Indian born and English educated, traces events back and forth in time, from the outbreak of World War II to the late twentieth century, through years of Bengali partition and violence, observing the ways in which political events invade private lives.Particularize Appertaining To Books The Shadow Lines
| Title | : | The Shadow Lines |
| Author | : | Amitav Ghosh |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 246 pages |
| Published | : | May 3rd 2005 by Mariner Books (first published 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. India. Historical. Historical Fiction. Asian Literature. Indian Literature |
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Ratings: 3.85 From 6512 Users | 433 ReviewsAssessment Appertaining To Books The Shadow Lines
I could not persuade her that a place does not merely exist, that it has to be invented in one's imagination.In The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh writes about memory, or rather the imperfections of memory. The book is a novel where the narrator recalls stories and events from his childhood and compares them with perspectives of other people to paint a full picture of the narrative. The "shadow lines" are essentially the lines which are present in one person's perspective but non-existent in
The Shadow Lines by Amitav Ghosh4 StarsOn its surface, Shady Lines is about two families one English and one Bengali whose lives have been intertwined for three generations. The unnamed narrator, Indian born and English educated, has grown up with the stories of his uncle, Tridib. It is through these seemingly unrelated stories that the larger picture slowly unfold until, eventually, you realize that they are all culminating in a single, tragic event that impacts both families.Ultimately, the
..... all I would like to say about this one is that......you know the book is actually good when it completely devastates you...you know it has served its purpose when it makes you question everything that you think you think you had known."And then I think to myself why don't they draw thousands of little lines through the whole sub continent and give every little place a new name? What would it change? It's a mirage;the whole thing is a mirage.How can anyone divide a memory ?"
UGH. I'm so annoyed at this book.It's really got some illustrative descriptions of the Subcontinent. The dialogue syntax is weird, but kind of neat - there are no quotation marks. And the story isn't really anything close to linear. But even though it's got this weird layout, I've found myself going through it at a pretty reasonable clip.*SPOILER (yet not terribly tied to the story, wtf?)*Still, I'm pissed off that I've spent 158 pages on it just to find out that the main character is an
this book wasn't bad, it was just that to me it read more like a draft than a finished novel. amitav ghosh is clearly a gifted writer and the book read beautifully at times, but his narrative voice and the presentation of themes could have been stronger. the expanse of time and distance within the brief novel would have been manageable if it had been handled a little bit more adeptly, but often the year and location of the action would change rather abruptly leaving you confused for a few pages
I must agree with Sandybanks review, the plot is quite confusing and the only engrossing character is the grand-mother who plays the main role in this narrative.
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