River of Smoke
A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice
A Washington Post Notable Fiction Book of Year
A NPR Best Book of the Year
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"Gripping...Ghosh has made humanely clear the cold cynicism of the Opium Wars." --Richard Eder, The Boston Globe
"Ghosh continues to amaze. Few authors since Melville and Joyce have excelled at both rambunctious, rangy linguistic play and deeply and lovingly observed human insight like this." --Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Masterful...River of Smoke is a wonderful mixture of people, places, and story that captures a moment in history like an insect snared in amber." --Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"Wonderful...[Gosh] is creating one of the best historical narratives in recent memory." --Time Out (New York)