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The Sundarbans, a vast archipelago on India’s eastern coast, is a place of constant ecological flux and peril from Bengal tigers. In this fragile landscape two outsiders arrive, each from a world unlike the local one, and their interactions unravel the community’s fragile harmony. The novel examines the intersections of human life, ecological challenges, and cultural conflict in this unique setting.
First publish date: 2004
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Amitav Ghosh
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