{"product_id":"the-hungry-tide","title":"The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003e\"The Hungry Tide\"\u003c\/b\u003e—published in 2004—is one of the most celebrated novels by the Indian polymath and Booker-shortlisted author \u003cb data-path-to-node=\"0\" data-index-in-node=\"126\"\u003eAmitav Ghosh\u003c\/b\u003e. Set in the Sundarbans, the vast, labyrinthine archipelago of mangrove forests shared between India and Bangladesh, the meets a landscape that is literally and metaphorically \"hungry.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-path-to-node=\"22\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"22\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eWhy It Matters Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-path-to-node=\"23\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"23,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eClimate Change Sensitivity:\u003c\/b\u003e Writing before the mainstreaming of \"Climate Fiction\" (Cli-Fi), Ghosh accurately depicted the Sundarbans as the front line of sea-level rise and extreme weather events (cyclones).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"23,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePost-Colonial Critique:\u003c\/b\u003e It challenges the \"Western\" model of environmentalism, asking whether it is possible to protect the planet without further oppressing the world's poorest populations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"23,2,0\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"23,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eThe Limits of Language:\u003c\/b\u003e Much of the book's power comes from the \"silent\" communication between Piya and Fakir, suggesting that our deepest connection to the Earth and each other happens beyond the reach of words.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: English.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre: Indian Literature.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding: সেলাই করা বাইন্ডিং\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuality: Premium Quality Books.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinting: High Quality Printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaper: Eye Friendly paper (Cream White)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover: Matt cover (Paperback).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Books BD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47286512746681,"sku":null,"price":290.0,"currency_code":"BDT","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/0874\/6169\/files\/4950.jpg?v=1779731372","url":"https:\/\/royalbooksbd.com\/products\/the-hungry-tide","provider":"Royal Books BD","version":"1.0","type":"link"}