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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Mariner Books
Publication date May 3, 2005
Pages 423
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780618329625
ISBN-10 0618329625
Dimensions 1.25 by 5.50 by 8.25 in.
Weight 1.05 lbs.
Original list price $23.95
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Pursued by a single-minded police inspector, the orphan Alu flees his Indian village and finds his way to North Africa, a madam named Zindi, and a world of destruction and death.
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.


Editions
Hardcover
Book cover for 9780670809844
 
from Viking Pr (June 1, 1986)
9780670809844 | details & prices | List price $17.95
About: Pursued by a single-minded police inspector, the orphan Alu flees his Indian village and finds his way to North Africa, a madam named Zindi, and a world of desctruction and death
Paperback
Book cover for 9780140133684 Book cover for 9780618329625 Book cover for 9781862071216
 
The price comparison is for this edition
from Mariner Books (May 3, 2005)
9780618329625 | details & prices | 423 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $23.95
About: Pursued by a single-minded police inspector, the orphan Alu flees his Indian village and finds his way to North Africa, a madam named Zindi, and a world of destruction and death.
New edition from Granta Books (April 16, 1998)
9781862071216 | details & prices | 432 pages | List price $14.35
About: Set in both India and Africa, this is the story of three characters - an orphan, a police inspector and a madman - who try to find order in an increasingly chaotic world.
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (May 1, 1990)
9780140133684 | details & prices | List price $8.95
About: Pursued by a single-minded police inspector, the orphan Alu flees his Indian village and finds his way to North Africa, a madam named Zindi, and a world of destruction and death
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781441835123 Book cover for 9781441835147
 
With Simon Vance (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (February 15, 2011)
9781441835123 | details & prices | 6.50 × 5.50 × 1.25 in. | 0.64 lbs | List price $29.99
About: Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie.
With Simon Vance (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (February 15, 2011)
9781441835147 | details & prices | 5.25 × 7.50 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $24.99
About: Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie.

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