The Glass Palace
Amitav Ghosh’s epic novel begins with the British seizure of Mandalay in 1885 and the exile of the Burmese royal family. It follows an orphan boy, Rajkumar, and the families bound to him across Burma, India and Malaya through the Second World War and after.
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Ahmede Hussain
What I really liked about this novel is the way it describes an individual’s place in history. It’s not so much that Ghosh makes a judgement on whether we are agents or victims of history, but he explores the different ways in which individuals react to particular incidents, and how some manage to overcome adversity. The Glass Palace follows the life of the last Burmese king and his family.
Interview · May 2012
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