Starting off in Burma around the time of the British invasion, Ghosh takes you on a wonderful roller-coaster through history, all the way till the 80s, through Burma, Malaysia and India. The characters are strong and well-etched, but he doesn't go as deep into them as you'd wish. But end of the day this is more of a historical novel where you read how the lives of people were affected by the two World Wars, political and economic winds of the 20th century, especially the early part when most ...
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