DOMINANT CHARACTERS, PLOT AND PLACES IN AMITAV GHOSH’S NOVEL, “RIVER OF SMOKE”

Vivekanand Jha

No 2021-40-08, Working papers from Voice of Research

Abstract: "The novel, “River of Smoke” (2011) is the second of Amitav Ghosh’s ambitious Ibis trilogy. The first novel is “Sea of Poppies” (2008) and the third novel is “Flood of Fire” (2015). The novel is a historical narrative about the opium trading, trafficking and addiction. It is yet another milestone and epoch-making historical novel in the history of Indian fiction which makes the readers reminisce of the bruised and pleasant past and their perpetuating repercussions even in the present. The extraordinary scholarship and erudition of Amitav Ghosh comes into display in narrating and storytelling of the novel. The novel is inundated with a host of scenes from different origins and cultures. The present article focuses on dominant characters, plot and places that this novel encapsulates in it." Key Words: Canton, China, British, opium, traders, addiction, drug, foreigner, sing-song girl.

Date: 2021-12
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