t is 1839 and China has embargoed the trade of opium, yet too much is at stake in the lucrative business and the British Foreign Secretary has ordered the colonial government in India to assemble an expeditionary force for an attack to reinstate the trade. Among those consigned is Kesri Singh, a soldier in the army of the East India Company. He makes his way eastward on the Hin...(展开全部)

艾米塔•葛旭（Amitav Ghosh） 1956年生於印度加爾各答，先後於德里的聖史蒂芬學院、德里大學，以及牛津大學聖艾德蒙學院學習接受教育，並獲社會人類學博士學位。畢業後任職於《新德里快報》擔任記者。 1986年起，他陸續發表《理性環》（The Circle of Reason）、《陰影線》（The Shadow Lines）、《加爾各答染色體》（The Calcutta Chromosome）、《玻璃宮殿》（The Glass Palace）與《餓潮》（The Hungry Tide）等五部小說。2008年，他推出背景設於鴉片戰爭爆發前夕的東方殖民史小說「朱鷺號三部曲」第一集《罌粟海》，2011年推出第二集《煙籠河》（River of Smoke），2015年則是三部曲終篇《烽火劫》（Flood of Fire）。 他的首部小說《理性環》出版後...(展开全部)

It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war. One of the vessels requisitioned for the attack, the Hind, travels eastwards from Bengal to China, sailing into the midst of the First Opium War. The turbulent voyage brings tog...(展开全部)

The long-awaited new novel from Margaret Atwood. The Year of the Flood is a dystopic masterpiece and a testament to her visionary power. The times and species have been changing at a rapid rate, and the social compact is wearing as thin as environmental stability. Adam One, the kindly leader of the God's Gardeners—a religion devoted to the melding of science and religion, as we...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, an invitation from a mentor in America has allowed her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove himself to the...(展开全部)

Isma is free. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in the wake of their mother’s death, she’s accepted an invitation from a mentor in America that allows her to resume a dream long deferred. But she can’t stop worrying about Aneeka, her beautiful, headstrong sister back in London, or their brother, Parvaiz, who’s disappeared in pursuit of his own dream, to prove...(展开全部)

The scorching new thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Girl on the Train. “A Slow Fire Burning twists and turns like a great thriller should, but it's also deep, intelligent and intensely human.” – Lee Child “Only a clairvoyant could anticipate the book’s ending” – New York Times With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide i...(展开全部)

艾米塔•葛旭（Amitav Ghosh） 1956年生於印度加爾各答，先後於德里的聖史蒂芬學院、德里大學，以及牛津大學聖艾德蒙學院學習接受教育，並獲社會人類學博士學位。畢業後任職於《新德里快報》擔任記者。 1986年起，他陸續發表《理性環》（The Circle of Reason）、《陰影線》（The Shadow Lines）、《加爾各答染色體》（The Calcutta Chromosome）、《玻璃宮殿》（The Glass Palace）與《餓潮》（The Hungry Tide）等五部小說。2008年，他推出背景設於鴉片戰爭爆發前夕的東方殖民史小說「朱鷺號三部曲」第一集《罌粟海》，2011年推出第二集《煙籠河》（River of Smoke），2015年則是三部曲終篇《烽火劫》（Flood of Fire）。 他的首部小說《理性環》出版後...(展开全部)