书籍介绍
Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her. The struggles that have made Burma, India, and Malaya the places they are today are illuminated in this wonderful novel by the writer Chitra Divakaruni calls “a master storyteller.”
用户评论
作为小说觉得欠点简洁和力量。但是把握了历史很难得。写得挺认真，也让俺记住了很多..
too ambitious, too many characters that I don't identify with any, too eager bring in historical events. interesting multicultural family and mobility in se asia. "a developing awareness of the aspirations, defeats and disappointments of colonized peoples as they figure out their place in the world."
Brilliant but patchy performance. The great Irrawaddy and its people came alive in the book and I have fell in love with it.
the novel of Burma, India, the wars through the generations of the locals
可读性极强，即使是关于历史的描写。看的第一本印度作者的小说，作为印度旅行读物再合适不过。
少见的关于缅甸的历史小说。写的很好。
慢慢的铺垫 看到后面我哭的泪流满面
时间跨度远超预期，在了解殖民统治和种族冲突之间的复杂纠缠以及缅甸自贡榜王朝覆灭以来经历的一切之后再看这本书，深觉Amitav Ghosh对人物心理的刻画——尤其是他们每一个思想转折的历程的叙述——都异常细腻。放下书后越发感受到内心深处汹涌的悲哀。时代的浪潮不断吞没渺小的个人，到最后只希望战争不再降临。
前200页最迷人
断断续续看了一年，今天终于看完了。最后120页的死人速度太让我难过…最后的结尾的确tender and moving. 在历史的长河中，我们都是一粒小沙砾。