The Hungry Tide Analysis

The Hungry Tide is a fascinating story of adventure, migration, identity, history, and unlikely love, which is set in one of the most attractive regions of the world. In the Sundarbans, a place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different cultures collide. While The Hungry Tide is about the struggle for each person to find their place in the world, it 's not a novel of constant action and suspense. This doesn 't slow the pace of the novel. Amitav Ghosh keeps the pages turning with the history of the tide country, the stories of the local deities. One of Ghosh’s most persistent themes is of the ephemerality of concepts of national and ethnic identity. This is a small complaint, though for the most part, The Hungry Tide is a compelling book about ordinary people bound together in an

The story is also told in the unhurried prose to be expected in a narrative riding such eternal currents. The Hungry Tide is the fifth English-language novel by Amitav Ghosh and, like his earlier works; it reflects the author’s expertise as a sociologist with a Ph.D. from Oxford University, his broad general knowledge, and his insight into the colonial past. English and American writers would find it difficult to surpass Ghosh’s elegant style. Although in his early works he has sometimes lost control of the narrative, he handles the intricate structure of The Hungry Tide as effectively as he does the book’s various themes. Culture is a crucial element in the globalized world of today. It has been defined with respect to its engagement with society, philosophy and human mind. The intersection of cultures with global trends is evident everywhere. When one or more cultures are integrated into one environment, it generally causes disruption and challenge to the contemporary