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Amitav Ghosh

The Glass Palace (Random House) Amitav Ghosh's ambitions are Tolstoyan. He chronicles the tragedies of the British Empire in India and Burma. His mission: to reconcile large historical themes with his novelistic interest in the intimate details of personal destiny.

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By Michael Silverblatt • May 31, 2001 • 30m Listen

The Glass Palace (Random House)

Amitav Ghosh's ambitions are Tolstoyan. He chronicles the tragedies of the British Empire in India and Burma. His mission: to reconcile large historical themes with his novelistic interest in the intimate details of personal destiny.

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