Chlapec Rádžkumár pracuje jako pomocník ve vývařovně na tržišti, na prašném náměstí před královským palácem v Mandalaji, když Britové obsadí město a přinutí krále, královnu a jejich dvůr odejít do exilu... Zobraziť viac
Mezi mořem a Bengálskou nížinou, na nejvýchodnějším pobřeží Indie, leží rozsáhlé souostroví. Nese název Sundarban. Neexistuje tu hranice, která by oddělovala sladkou vodu od slané, řeku od moře, dokonce ani souš od vody... Zobraziť viac
Chlapec Rádžkumár pracuje jako pomocník ve vývařovně na tržišti, na prašném náměstí před královským palácem v Mandalaji,... Zobraziť viac
Mezi mořem a Bengálskou nížinou, na nejvýchodnějším pobřeží Indie, leží rozsáhlé souostroví. Nese název Sundarban. Neexistuje tu hranice, která by oddělovala sladkou vodu od slané, řeku od moře, dokonce ani souš od vody... Zobraziť viac
The history of the nutmeg is one of conquest and exploitation - of both human life and the natural environment - and the origin of our contemporary climate crisis... Zobraziť viac
Jungle Nama is a beautifully illustrated verse adaptation of a legend from the Sundarbans, the world's largest mangrove forest. It tells the story of the avaricious rich merchant Dhona, the poor lad Dukhey, and his mother... Zobraziť viac
Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2024 by Foreign Policy, Literary Hub, and The MillionsGhosh unravels the impact of the opium trade on global history and in his own family-the climax of a yearslong project.When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his... Zobraziť viac
When Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean... Zobraziť viac
HarperCollins Publishers: 'A distinctive voice, polished and profound' TLS 'Ambitious, multigenerational, The Glass Palace... Zobraziť viac
Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down. A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey... Zobraziť viac
Wild Fictions brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writing on the subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel, and discoveries. The spaces... Zobraziť viac
In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement - now in one complete set... Zobraziť viac
Ghoshova cesta do starobylé země začala v knihovně Oxfordské univerzity, kde při hledání materiálů ke své disertační práci narazil na edici středověké obchodní korespondence, kterou z rukopisů nalezených... Zobraziť viac
From the bestselling author of the Ibis trilogy and The Great Derangement, The Nutmeg's Curse is an enthralling, panoramic history of the influence of colonialism on the world today, told through the surprising story of the nutmeg. Zobraziť viac
In this personal and wide-ranging exploration of how our collective imaginations fail to grasp the scale of environmental destruction, Amitav Ghosh summons writers and novelists to confront the most urgent story of our times... Zobraziť viac
A NEW EDITION WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY NEEL MUKHERJEE The international bestseller from the Booker Prize-shortlisted author''Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation'' Financial Times Zobraziť viac
Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land,... Zobraziť viac
Fom the author of The Glass Palace, the widely-acclaimed bestseller. The Hungry Tide is a rich, exotic saga set in Calcutta and in the vast archipelago of islands in the Bay of Bengal. Zobraziť viac
