false <![CDATA[The Glass Palace]]> 77103 20 Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create an empire in the Burmese teak forest. When soldiers force the royal family out of the Glass Palace and into exile, Rajkumar befriends Dolly, a young woman in the court of the Burmese Queen, whose love will shape his life. He cannot forget her, and years later, as a rich man, he goes in search of her. The struggles that have made Burma, India, and Malaya the places they are today are illuminated in this wonderful novel by the writer Chitra Divakaruni calls &#8220;a master storyteller.&#8221; 74541 book 2000 The Glass Palace: A Novel total:1210|5:312|4:529|3:286|2:70|1:13| 1210 4687 1887 217 3 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 06:02:14 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 06 06:18:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Fri Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Wed Dec 26 14:27:57 -0800 2007 Wed Dec 26 14:38:30 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Sep 10 10:53:21 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 10:54:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Jul 02 13:43:12 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 13:53:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 04:06:14 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 02:46:55 -0700 2009
It was a good read in that some of the characters were really interesting and moving. Also in that it told some history very well. It went from the British co...more...]]> 4 5 false false Tue May 26 21:11:59 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 03:37:32 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 21:11:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jun 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 28 09:04:11 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 06:50:11 -0700 2009
Kisah dengan rentang waktu yang sangat panjang ini menceritakan beberapa keluarga dengan kaitan cinta. Diceritakan seja...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 27 00:19:27 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 13 01:20:09 -0800 2009
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The main problem for me, though, was that I felt like I barely got to know the characters, particularly the two most important o...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu May 15 03:21:03 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 03:21:55 -0700 2008
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I like Ghosh's style of writing - I find it ...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=951397