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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
	Off the easternmost coast of [[India]], in the [[Bay of Bengal]], lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the [[Sundarbans]]. For settlers here, life is extremely precarious. Attacks by [[Bengal tiger\|deadly tigers]] are common. Unrest and eviction are constant threats. Without warning, at any time, [[Tidal flooding\|tidal floods]] rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds [[Cultural conflict\|collide]].		Off the easternmost coast of India, in the [[Bay of Bengal]], lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the [[Sundarbans]]. For settlers here, life is extremely precarious. Attacks by [[Bengal tiger\|deadly tigers]] are common. Unrest and eviction are constant threats. Without warning, at any time, [[Tidal flooding\|tidal floods]] rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds [[Cultural conflict\|collide]].

	The main character, Piyali Roy, is a young [[marine biologist]], of Bengali-Indian descent but stubbornly American. She was raised in [[Seattle]] and studies in the [[Scripps Institute of Oceanography]] in [[La Jolla]]. She travels to the Sundarbans in search of a rare, endangered [[river dolphin]], ''[[Orcaella brevirostris]]''. She meets Kanai, a translator and businessman, on the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] heading towards [[Port Canning]], on her way to the Sundarbans. After arriving in the Sundarbans, she hires a boat to look for dolphins, but her journey begins with a disaster, when she is thrown from a boat into [[crocodile]]-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, Piya and Fokir are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle are longtime settlers in the Sundarbans.		The main character, Piyali Roy, is a young [[marine biologist]], of Bengali-Indian descent but stubbornly American. She was raised in [[Seattle]] and studies in the [[Scripps Institute of Oceanography]] in [[La Jolla]]. She travels to the Sundarbans in search of a rare, endangered [[river dolphin]], ''[[Orcaella brevirostris]]''. She meets Kanai, a translator and businessman, on the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] heading towards [[Port Canning]], on her way to the Sundarbans. After arriving in the Sundarbans, she hires a boat to look for dolphins, but her journey begins with a disaster, when she is thrown from a boat into [[crocodile]]-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, Piya and Fokir are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle are longtime settlers in the Sundarbans.

	The [[Marichjhapi incident\|Morichjhanpi massacre]] of ~~1978-79~~, when government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island, forms a background for some parts of the novel. The novel explores topics like [[humanism]] and [[environmentalism]], especially when they come into a conflict of interest with each other.		The [[Marichjhapi incident\|Morichjhanpi massacre]] of 1978–79, when government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island, forms a background for some parts of the novel. The novel explores topics like [[humanism]] and [[environmentalism]], especially when they come into a conflict of interest with each other.

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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{{short description|2004 book by Amitav Ghosh}}
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{{Infobox book |
| name = The Hungry Tide(II)
| translator =
| image = File:The Hungry Tide.jpg
| author = [[Amitav Ghosh]]
| cover_artist =
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[English language|English]]
| series =
| genre = [[Novel]]
| publisher = HarperCollins
| release_date = 2005
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover|hardback]])
| pages = 400
| isbn = 0-00-714178-5
| oclc= 59204287
| preceded_by =
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}}

'''''The Hungry Tide''''' (2004) is the sixth novel by [[India]]n-born author, [[Amitav Ghosh]]. It won the 2004 [[Hutch Crossword Book Award]] for Fiction.

== Synopsis ==
Off the easternmost coast of [[India]], in the [[Bay of Bengal]], lies the immense labyrinth of tiny islands known as the [[Sundarbans]]. For settlers here, life is extremely precarious. Attacks by [[Bengal tiger|deadly tigers]] are common. Unrest and eviction are constant threats. Without warning, at any time, [[Tidal flooding|tidal floods]] rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake. In this place of vengeful beauty, the lives of three people from different worlds [[Cultural conflict|collide]].

The main character, Piyali Roy, is a young [[marine biologist]], of Bengali-Indian descent but stubbornly American. She was raised in [[Seattle]] and studies in the [[Scripps Institute of Oceanography]] in [[La Jolla]]. She travels to the Sundarbans in search of a rare, endangered [[river dolphin]], ''[[Orcaella brevirostris]]''. She meets Kanai, a translator and businessman, on the [[Kolkata Suburban Railway]] heading towards [[Port Canning]], on her way to the Sundarbans. After arriving in the Sundarbans, she hires a boat to look for dolphins, but her journey begins with a disaster, when she is thrown from a boat into [[crocodile]]-infested waters. Rescue comes in the form of a young, illiterate fisherman, Fokir. Although they have no language between them, Piya and Fokir are powerfully drawn to each other, sharing an uncanny instinct for the ways of the sea. Piya engages Fokir to help with her research and finds a translator in Kanai Dutt, a businessman from Delhi whose idealistic aunt and uncle are longtime settlers in the Sundarbans.

The [[Marichjhapi incident|Morichjhanpi massacre]] of 1978-79, when government of West Bengal forcibly evicted thousands of Bengali refugees who had settled on the island, forms a background for some parts of the novel. The novel explores topics like [[humanism]] and [[environmentalism]], especially when they come into a conflict of interest with each other.

==Awards==
The novel won the 2004 Crossword Book Prize and was among the final nominees for the 2006 [[Kiriyama Prize]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.amitavghosh.com/awards.html|title = Amitav Ghosh : Awards}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Canning, South 24 Parganas]]
*[[Gosaba]]
*[[Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.amitavghosh.com/reviews/view.php?rid=12 Review of the novel] by [[Supriya Chaudhuri]]
{{Amitav Ghosh}}

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[[Category:Novels by Amitav Ghosh]]
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