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A boy in Kolkata dreams of the world beyond, inspired by his Bengali grandmother and an eccentric relative's WWII tales. His cousin Ila, the object of his adolescent desires, travels the globe as a diplomat's daughter. Years later, he realizes the vast gap between dreams and reality, exploring his cultural identity.
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The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh
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- 1989
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- Title
- The Shadow Lines
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Amitav Ghosh
- Publisher
- Black Swan
- Publisher
- 1989
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0552993735
- ISBN13
- 9780552993739
- Category
- World prose
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- A boy in Kolkata dreams of the world beyond, inspired by his Bengali grandmother and an eccentric relative's WWII tales. His cousin Ila, the object of his adolescent desires, travels the globe as a diplomat's daughter. Years later, he realizes the vast gap between dreams and reality, exploring his cultural identity.