which has plenty of action and adventure à la Dumas, but moments also of Tolstoyan penetration--and a drop or two of Dickensian sentiment" (The Observer [London]). Reading Guide. HB: 9780719568954 TPB: 9780719568961 PB: 9780719568978 Ebook: 9781848541849. Amitav Ghosh. EMBED. Sea of Poppies Questions and Answers. Available in: Buy The first in an epic trilogy, Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . The second volume is River of Smoke. The Question and Answer section for Sea of Poppies is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.. ‘Sea of Poppies’, a novel written by Amitav Ghosh in the year 2008, discusses the trajectory of a ship named ‘Ibis’. Who do they benefit? In Sea of Poppies, a British trading ship carrying an eclectic group of passengers sets sail on the eve of the First Opium War. The book is divided into three parts: land, river and sea. THE PLOT It is in the poppy fields of Ghazipur in March 1838 when Deeti, washing in the Ganga with her daugher Kabutri, has an eerie premonition of a giant birdlike boat that will come to change her life for ever. 471 pages ; 24 cm Preparing to fight China's nineteenth-century Opium Wars, a motley assortment of sailors and passengers, including a bankrupt rajah, a widowed tribeswoman, and a free-spirited French orphan, comes to experience family-like ties that eventually span continents, races, and generations Sea of Poppies is a book of strict social rules and hierarchies – in the villages, in the palace, in prison, in the grand houses and onboard ship. Word Count: 1434. . Who/what challenges them? Sea of Poppies. Last Updated on May 5, 2015, by eNotes Editorial. Advanced embedding details, examples, and help! Why is this? ‘She had shed the body of the old Deeti, with the burden of its karma; she had paid Ask Your Own Question Sea of Poppies; The Ibis Trilogy (Volume 1) Amitav Ghosh Picador . ‘Sea of Poppies’ is one such masterpiece which constitutes an important reading in the area of migration studies and Diaspora. It is the first volume of the Ibis trilogy.In the words of Rajnish Mishra, "the Ibis trilogy is Ghosh's most vehement indictment of the source of imperialism and colonialism". . Who makes the rules? Sea of poppies Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. . Sea of Poppies. At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis.Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean; its purpose, to fight China’s vicious nineteenth-century Opium Wars. . EMBED (for wordpress.com hosted blogs and archive.org item tags) Want more? The first in an epic trilogy, Sea of Poppies is "a remarkably rich saga . 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