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Sea of poppies 2008 is a novel by indian novelist amitav ghosh which was shortlisted for the man booker prize in 2008. Publication date 2008 topics schooners, voyages and travels, sailors, travelers, social classes, opium trade publisher new york. The first in a trilogy, this is a masterpiece by a worldclass novelist. The first edition of the novel was published in 2008, and was written by amitav ghosh. Free download or read online the shadow lines pdf epub book.
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