The hungry tide
(Book)
Off the easternmost coast of India lies the immense archipelago of tiny islands known as the Sundarbans. Life here is precarious, ruled by the unforgiving tides and the constant threat of attacks by Bengal tigers. Into this place of vengeful beauty come two seekers from different worlds, whose lives collide with tragic consequences. The settlers of the remote Sundarbans believe that anyone without a pure heart who ventures into the watery island labyrinth will never return. With the arrival of two outsiders from the modern world, the delicate balance of small community life uneasily shifts. Piya Roy is a marine biologist, of Indian descent but stubbornly American, in search of a rare dolphin. Kanai Dutt is an urbane Delhi businessman, here to retrieve the journal of his uncle, who died mysteriously in a local political uprising. When Piya hires an illiterate but proud local fisherman to guide her through the crocodile-infested backwaters, Kanai becomes her translator. From this moment, the tide begins to turn. A contemporary story of adventure and romance, identity and history, The Hungry Tide travels deep into one of the most fascinating regions on earth, where the treacherous forces of nature and human folly threaten to destroy a way of life.
Notes
Ghosh, A. (2005). The hungry tide. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-. 2005. The Hungry Tide. Boston, Houghton Mifflin.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav, 1956-, The Hungry Tide. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
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