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Jun 07, 2008 sea of poppies amitav ghosh john murray. The main characters of this fiction, historical story are neel rattan halder, zachary reid. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 5 pages and is available in paperback format. The thrilling climax to the ibis trilogy that began with the phenomenal bookershortlisted sea of poppies. Although the opium wars are mentioned only in passing, it is their coming that sets the book in motion.
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