Smoke And Ashes : Opium's Hidden Histories Brand_Pantazelos Designed with a generous surface

Designed with a generous surface

and what it really means to do good

Author: Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Ali Al Nuaimi

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Smoke And Ashes : Opium's Hidden Histories Brand_Pantazelos Designed with a generous surfaceWhen Amitav Ghosh began the research for his monumental cycle of novels the Ibis Trilogy, he was startled to find how the lives of the 19th century sailors and soldiers he wrote of were dictated not only by the currents of the Indian Ocean, but also by the precious commodity carried in enormous quantities on those currents: opium. Most surprising of all, however, was the discovery that his own identity and family history was swept up in the story.