![]() ![]() ![]() It traces the life of Rajkumar, a poor Indian boy, who is lifted on the tides of political and social turmoil to build an empire in the Burmese teak forest. The Glass Palace begins with the shattering of the kingdom of Burma and tells the story of a people, a fortune, and a family and its fate. Burma is a country ravaged by war for more than fifty years, which only became a delicate new democracy in 2015. It tells the story of a family and the tumultuous history of Burma (Myanmar). The Glass Palace is set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885. It has a permanent place on my bookshelf and in my heart. I read this novel when I was 16 and I have been rereading it ever since. I was introduced to Amitav Ghosh by my uncle and The Glass Palace was my first novel by him. ![]() How do you fight an enemy who fights with neither enmity nor anger but in submission to orders from superiors, without protest and conscience?” “What would it be like if I had something to defend- a home, a country, a family- and I found myself attacked by these ghostly men, these trusting boys. ![]()
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