![]() ![]() ![]() Their goal? To create a utopian society, of all races and religions, and conquer the might of the Sundarbans. The eccentric Scotsman and the scientists on board the ship disembark to study this little-known environment, and to trace the journeys of the descendants of this society. ![]() The Hungry Tide is the fourth novel by Indian-born author, Amitav Ghosh. It won the 2004 Hutch Crossword Book Award for Fiction. Set in the Sundarbans, it follows an unlikely trio who travel up river together to find the rare Irrawaddy dolphin. Dense as the mangrove forests are, from Hamilton's point of view, it is only a little less barren than a desert. The Hungry Tide is the fourth novel by Indian-born author, Amitav Ghosh. In the Sundarbans the tides reach more than 100 miles inland, and every day thousands of hectares of forest disappear only to re-emerge hours later. 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. January 2001: A small ship, led by wealthy Scotsman Daniel Hamilton, arrives in the Sundarbans, a vast archipelago of islands in the mythical river Ganges, a half-drowned land where the waters of the Himalayas merge with the incoming tides of the sea. The Hungry Tide (Kindle Edition) Published April 28th 2016 by The Borough Press. ![]() 'Amitav Ghosh is such a fascinating and seductive writer… I cannot think of another contemporary writer with whom it would be this thrilling to go so far, so fast' The Times A profound and absorbing saga from the Internationally Bestselling and Man Booker Prize shortlisted author ![]()
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