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	The '''Ibis trilogy''' is a work of historical fiction by [[Amitav Ghosh]].<ref name="TH">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Ziya_Us_Salam/amitav-ghosh-talks-about-flood-of-fire/article7286098.ece\|title=‘The trilogy is over’\|newspaper=The Hindu\|author=Ziya Us Salam\|date=6 June 2015\|accessdate= 17 May 2017}}</ref> The story is set in the first half of the 19th century. It deals with the trade of [[opium]] between [[India]] and [[China]] run by the [[East India Company]] and the trafficking of [[coolies]] to [[Mauritius]]. It comprises ''[[Sea of Poppies]]'' (2008), ''[[River of Smoke]]'' (2011), and ''[[Flood of Fire]]'' (2015).		The '''''Ibis'' trilogy''' is a work of [[historical fiction]] by Indian writer [[Amitav Ghosh]].<ref name="TH">{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Ziya_Us_Salam/amitav-ghosh-talks-about-flood-of-fire/article7286098.ece\|title=‘The trilogy is over’\|newspaper=The Hindu\|author=Ziya Us Salam\|date=6 June 2015\|accessdate= 17 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|last=Anderson\|first=Clare\|date=5 December 2016\|title=Empire and Exile: Reflections on the Ibis Trilogy\|url=https://academic.oup.com/crawlprevention/governor?content=%2fahr%2farticle-lookup%2fdoi%2f10.1093%2fahr%2f121.5.1523\|access-date=2022-02-07\|website=academic.oup.com\|publisher=[[The American Historical Review]]\|pages=1523–1530\|doi=10.1093/ahr/121.5.1523}}</ref> The story is set in the first half of the 19th century. It deals with lead-up to the [[First Opium War]],<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2015-06-05\|title=Flood of Fire by Amitav Ghosh review – the final instalment of an extraordinary trilogy\|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/jun/05/flood-of-fire-amitav-ghosh-review-instalment-trilogy\|access-date=2022-02-07\|website=the Guardian\|language=en}}</ref> involving the trade of [[opium]] between [[India]] and [[China]] run by the [[East India Company]] and the trafficking of [[coolies]] to [[British Mauritius\|Mauritius]]. It comprises ''[[Sea of Poppies]]'' (2008), ''[[River of Smoke]]'' (2011), and ''[[Flood of Fire]]'' (2015).

	The trilogy gets its names from the ship ''Ibis'', on board which most of the main characters meet for the first time. The ''Ibis'' starts from [[Calcutta]] carrying [[indentured servitude\|indentured servants]] and convicts destined for [[Mauritius]], but runs into a storm and faces a mutiny. Two other ships are caught in the same storm—the ''Anahita'', a vessel carrying opium to [[Guangzhou\|Canton]], and the ''Redruth'', which is on a botanical expedition, also to Canton. While some of the passengers of the ''Ibis'' reach their destination in Mauritius, others find themselves in [[Hong Kong]] and Canton and get caught up in events that lead to the [[First Opium War]].		== Synopsis ==
			The trilogy gets its names from the ship ''Ibis'', on board which most of the main characters meet for the first time. The ''Ibis'' starts from [[Calcutta]] carrying [[indentured servitude\|indentured servants]] and convicts destined for [[British Mauritius\|Mauritius]], but runs into a storm and faces a [[mutiny]]. Two other ships are caught in the same storm—the ''Anahita'', a vessel carrying opium to [[Guangzhou\|Canton]], and the ''Redruth'', which is on a botanical expedition, also to Canton. While some of the passengers of the ''Ibis'' reach their destination in Mauritius, others find themselves in [[British Hong Kong\|Hong Kong]] and Canton and get caught up in events that lead to the [[First Opium War]].

	The novels depict a range of characters from different cultures, including [[Bihari people\|Bihari]] peasants, [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] [[Zamindars of Bengal\|Zamindars]], [[Parsi]] businessmen, [[Cantonese people\|Cantonese]] boat people, British traders and officials, a [[Cornish people\|Cornish]] botanist, and a [[mulatto]] sailor. In addition to their native tongues, the novels also introduce the readers to various [[pidgin]]s, including the original [[Chinese Pidgin English]] and variants spoken by the [[lascar]]s.		The novels depict a range of characters from different cultures, including [[Bihari people\|Bihari]] peasants, [[Bengali people\|Bengali]] [[Zamindars of Bengal\|Zamindars]], [[Parsi]] businessmen, [[Cantonese people\|Cantonese]] boat people, British traders and officials, a [[Cornish people\|Cornish]] botanist, and a [[mulatto]] sailor. In addition to their native tongues, the novels also introduce the readers to various [[pidgin]]s, including the original [[Chinese Pidgin English]] and variants spoken by the [[lascar]]s.

			==Historical background==
			Two major historical phenomena act as a backdrop to the plot of the Ibis trilogy—the "Great Experiment", which involved transport of indentured labour from British controlled India to work on the sugar plantations of Mauritius, and the [[History of opium in China\|trade of opium]] between British India and China. The British played a significant part in both of these as mercantile traders who waged war and created markets of opium in the name of 'free trade'.

			== Reception ==
	The trilogy has for the most part been well received. ''Sea of Poppies'' was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Booker Prize]], while ''River of Smoke'' made it to the long list of the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2011.		The trilogy has for the most part been well received. ''Sea of Poppies'' was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Booker Prize]], while ''River of Smoke'' made it to the long list of the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2011.

	~~==Historical background==~~
	Two major historical phenomena act as a backdrop to the plot of the Ibis trilogy—the "Great Experiment", which involved transport of indentured labour from British controlled India to work on the sugar plantations of Mauritius, and the trade of opium between British India and China. The British played a significant part in both of these as mercantile traders who waged war and created markets of opium in the name of 'free trade'.

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The '''Ibis trilogy''' is a work of historical fiction by [[Amitav Ghosh]].<ref name="TH">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/Ziya_Us_Salam/amitav-ghosh-talks-about-flood-of-fire/article7286098.ece|title=‘The trilogy is over’|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Ziya Us Salam|date=6 June 2015|accessdate= 17 May 2017}}</ref> The story is set in the first half of the 19th century. It deals with the trade of [[opium]] between [[India]] and [[China]] run by the [[East India Company]] and the trafficking of [[coolies]] to [[Mauritius]]. It comprises ''[[Sea of Poppies]]'' (2008), ''[[River of Smoke]]'' (2011), and ''[[Flood of Fire]]'' (2015).

The trilogy gets its names from the ship ''Ibis'', on board which most of the main characters meet for the first time. The ''Ibis'' starts from [[Calcutta]] carrying [[indentured servitude|indentured servants]] and convicts destined for [[Mauritius]], but runs into a storm and faces a mutiny. Two other ships are caught in the same storm—the ''Anahita'', a vessel carrying opium to [[Guangzhou|Canton]], and the ''Redruth'', which is on a botanical expedition, also to Canton. While some of the passengers of the ''Ibis'' reach their destination in Mauritius, others find themselves in [[Hong Kong]] and Canton and get caught up in events that lead to the [[First Opium War]].

The novels depict a range of characters from different cultures, including [[Bihari people|Bihari]] peasants, [[Bengali people|Bengali]] [[Zamindars of Bengal|Zamindars]], [[Parsi]] businessmen, [[Cantonese people|Cantonese]] boat people, British traders and officials, a [[Cornish people|Cornish]] botanist, and a [[mulatto]] sailor. In addition to their native tongues, the novels also introduce the readers to various [[pidgin]]s, including the original [[Chinese Pidgin English]] and variants spoken by the [[lascar]]s.

The trilogy has for the most part been well received. ''Sea of Poppies'' was shortlisted for the 2008 [[Booker Prize]], while ''River of Smoke'' made it to the long list of the [[Man Asian Literary Prize]] in 2011.

==Historical background==
Two major historical phenomena act as a backdrop to the plot of the Ibis trilogy—the "Great Experiment", which involved transport of indentured labour from British controlled India to work on the sugar plantations of Mauritius, and the trade of opium between British India and China. The British played a significant part in both of these as mercantile traders who waged war and created markets of opium in the name of 'free trade'.

==References==
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[[Category:Fiction set in the 19th century]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian novels]]
[[Category:Ghazipur]]
[[Category:Indian historical novels]]
[[Category:Literary trilogies]]
[[Category:Novels by Amitav Ghosh]]

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