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Bundook. Gun. A common word, but one which turns Deen Datta's world upside down. A dealer of rare books, Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors, but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift, he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya, a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu, an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen's eyes to the realities of growing up in today's world; Rafi, with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta, an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey which will upend everything he thought he knew about himself, about the Bengali legends of his childhood and about the world around him. Gun Island is a beautifully realised novel which effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink, of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope, of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.

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Book category Books in English Fiction & related items Historical fiction

• Full title: Gun Island
• Author: Amitav Ghosh
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• EAN: 9781473686687
• ISBN: 1473686687
• ID: 24141049
• Publisher: John Murray Press
• Weight: 226 g
• Dimensions: 129 × 196 × 23 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. September 2020

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