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The Opium Clerk by Kunal Basu, Kunal Basu is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Opium Clerk about?
Kunal Basu's panoramic first novel follows the vagaries of Hiran's life, and the flow of the opium trade, from Calcutta to Canton. Disguised as a missionary, he survives cholera, piracy and war in China, arriving back in India to find his homeland on the verge of another rebellion. And he finds himself suddenly father to a half-caste son, the child abandoned by the Englishman and his wife when they fled back in disgrace to Britain. As Hiran dedicates himself to the education of his new son, the
Who reads The Opium Clerk?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Kunal Basu, Kunal Basu
- Publisher
- Weidenfeld & Nicolson
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781861591906
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 2.96 / 5 (23 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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