The Sun and Two Seas
Author | : Vikramajit Ram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Historical fiction, Indic (English) |
ISBN | : 9789386050939 |
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Author | : Vikramajit Ram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 265 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Historical fiction, Indic (English) |
ISBN | : 9789386050939 |
Author | : Vikramajit Ram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2016-12-06 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9789386338013 |
It is the thirteenth century AD. The kingdom of Kalinga is flourishing, having recently defeated Turkish forces encroaching from the North and established thriving ties as far afield as Africa. King Narasimha Ganga plans to immortalize himself by building the magnificent Sun Temple at the edge of the sea. However, unable to decide on the perfect design, and beset by financial woes, he decides to focus on something more congenial: sending a royal gift of prime cattle to an African Sultan. Meanwhile, his neglected consort searches for solace by studying the stars, and her young cousin drifts aimlessly through the palace, playing the flute and flirting with handsome soldiers. When Narasimha's childhood friend, the Crown Prince of Parijatapuri arrives, pursued by a band of assassins, to keep him out of harm's way, Narasimha dispatches both him--as his Envoy--and his feckless cousin-in-law--as Superintendent of the Cattle--on the voyage to Africa. They must deliver the cattle and bring back a zarafa, an exotic four-legged animal with 'the neck of a snake' which, according to the half-Chinese Royal Scrivener, is 'a harbinger of fortune and serenity'. Before the voyage is over, all the characters are transformed as they juggle clandestine love affairs and treasonous plots, endure arduous journeys and have terrifying encounters with unknown monsters. Written in lush, vivid prose, leavened by wry humour, and teeming with memorable characters, The Sun and Two Seas is an enchanting read.
Author | : James Wharram |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2021-11-04 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781907206580 |
Author | : Ralph Henry Barbour |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 282 |
Release | : 1922 |
Genre | : Sea stories, American |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Aldridge |
Publisher | : Hachette Books |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2017-05-23 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1602863296 |
The harrowing adventure-at-sea memoir recounting the heroic search-and-rescue mission for lost Montauk fisherman John Aldridge, which Daniel James Brown calls "A terrific read." I am floating in the middle of the night, and nobody in the world even knows I am missing. Nobody is looking for me. You can't get more alone than that. You can't be more lost. I've got too many people who love me. There's no way I'm dying like this. In the dead of night on July 24, 2013, John Aldridge was thrown off the back of the Anna Mary while his fishing partner, Anthony Sosinski, slept below. As desperate hours ticked by, Sosinski, the families, the local fishing community, and the U.S. Coast Guard in three states mobilized in an unprecedented search effort that culminated in a rare and exhilarating success. A tale of survival, perseverance, and community, A Speck in the Sea tells of one man's struggle to survive as friends and strangers work to bring him home. Aldridge's wrenching first-person account intertwines with the narrative of the massive, constantly evolving rescue operation designed to save him.
Author | : J. A. Zalasiewicz |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 315 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0199672881 |
In this book, geologists Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams consider the deep history of oceans, how and when they may have formed on the young Earth - topics of intense current research - how they became salty, and how they evolved through Earth history.
Author | : Vikramajit Ram |
Publisher | : Penguin Books India |
Total Pages | : 316 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Madhya Pradesh (India) |
ISBN | : 9780143104179 |
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Author | : Ernest Hemingway |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 65 |
Release | : 2022-08-01 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "The Old Man and the Sea" by Ernest Hemingway. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : Isabel Allende |
Publisher | : HarperCollins |
Total Pages | : 489 |
Release | : 2020-06-30 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 0063049643 |
The New York Times bestselling author of The House of the Spirits and A Long Petal of the Sea tells the story of one unforgettable woman—a slave and concubine determined to take control of her own destiny—in this sweeping historical novel that moves from the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century “Allende is a master storyteller at the peak of her powers.”—Los Angeles Times The daughter of an African mother she never knew and a white sailor, Zarité—known as Tété—was born a slave on the island of Saint-Domingue. Growing up amid brutality and fear, Tété found solace in the traditional rhythms of African drums and the mysteries of voodoo. Her life changes when twenty-year-old Toulouse Valmorain arrives on the island in 1770 to run his father’s plantation, Saint Lazare. Overwhelmed by the challenges of his responsibilities and trapped in a painful marriage, Valmorain turns to his teenaged slave Tété, who becomes his most important confidant. The indelible bond they share will connect them across four tumultuous decades and ultimately define their lives.