''An exceptional writer.'' Peter Matthieson ''A novelist of
dazzling ingenuity'' San Francisco Chronicle ''A distinctive voice,
polished and profound'' Times Literary Supplement ''An absorbing
story of a world in transition, brought to life through characters
who love and suffer with equal intensity.'' JM Coetzee ''Ghosh is one
of the most sympathetic post-colonial voices to be heard today. He
looks at love and loyalty, and examines the question of Empire and
responsibility, of tradition and moder
內容簡介:
From the author of the international bestseller The Glass
Palace, The Hungry Tide is a novel of adventure and romance set in
the exotic Sundarbans -- treacherous islands in the Bay of Bengal
where isolated inhabitants live in fear of drowning tides and
man-eating tigers. A headstrong young American arrives in this lush
landscape to study a rare species of river dolphin. She enlists the
aid of a local fisherman and a translator, and soon their fates on
the waterways will be determined by the forces of nature and human
folly.
關於作者:
The author was born in Calcutta and grew up in Bangladesh, Sri
Lanka and northern India. Educated in India and Britain, he now
lives in New York.
目錄:
PART ONE
The Ebb: Bhata
PART TWO
The Flood: ]owar
AUTHORS NOTE