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020			_a9780143066569
024			_a824848075
050			_aPR9499.3.G536
082			_a823
100	1		_aAmitav Ghosh
245	1		_aThe Shadow Lines
260			_bPenguin
300			_a288 pages
520			_aThe Shadow Lines is a book that features a nameless narrator, who tries to put together fragments of memories from his past. The book takes readers across three cities, Kolkata, London, and Dhaka, and covers seventy years of the narrator s life, as he recollects incidents involving his extended, as well as his immediate family. He explains the instances from both his point of view and theirs. Amitav Ghosh introduces interesting characters in this book, like Tridib, who is the narrator s uncle, Ila, who is the narrator s attractive second cousin, and Nick, and May, who reside in London. Tha mma, the narrator s grandmother, plays a pivotal role in the book. The book won the Ananda Puraskar and Sahitya Akademi Award.
650			_aHistorical Fiction
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