Amitav Ghosh Novel Analysis

THE NOVELS OF AMITAV GHOSH: A PERSPECTIVE STUDY Chapter VI CONCLUSION Deepa Bavanasi In foregoing pages an attempt has been made to trace and study in some detail the art and vision of Amitav Ghosh in his novels. They deal with the lives of human beings not in a static environment but that of mobility. His fiction is characterised by strong themes that may be somewhat identified with Post-Colonialism. They are unique and personal;

They are, The Glass Palace’, ‘Sea of Poppies’ and ‘River of Smoke’. They are the Novels of Complex History. The Glass Palace is powerful novel that has become quite popular not only for the range and sophistication of narration and characterisation but also due to its entity without the knowledge its writer to the award of commonwealth literature. The novel is more or less a part of the phenomena of the Empire writes back questioning the colonial imposition as the interpretation alien culture places on one’s life and ways of perception. It deals with the history of Burma from its stage of monarchy to the present one of military regime. Interwoven with this history is the lives of three generations of ordinary people who have been carried on the waves of history when the tired of imperialism receded. They were stranded without a home or hearth. This story is graphically and breathtakingly narrated across three countries namely Burma, India and Malaysia with Rajkumar Raha is the protagonist. It is interesting to observe the circular nature of human relations and affairs. The vast and complex body of Sea of Poppies is crowded with characters. It is big in structure having almost more than a dozen major characters undergoing the diasporic experiences facing the crisis of cultural identity. It is a stunning vibrant novel and at the heart of this epic saga is a vast ship, the ‘Ibis’. Its destiny is a

The novels are interlaced with humour more of a commentator kind rather than that of characters. One has to admit that his novels are rather humourless and acquire as books. His dialogues are crisp pointed and well-balanced. But long passages of description rather mar their affect. His use of metaphors and appropriate analogies has shown maternity. There is a gray tone to the overall picture that he presents the life. He frequently uses flashback and flash on technique merging them together in the mind point of the story of the