The Shadow Lines

The return of this asymmetrical Saturday was one of those little events, internal, local, almost civic, which, in peaceful lives and closed societies, create a sort of national bond and become the favorite theme of conversations, jokes, stories wantonly exaggerated: it would have been the ready-m......more

This was an amazing book that left me blown away by the beautiful vivid storytelling, the insightful analytical commentary and the thought provoking message of the book. The book collapses time and space, placing events from different times and places next to each other. The narrator goes from his e......more

La prima cosa che notiamo, a proposito di questo libro di Amitav Ghosh, è l’evidente richiamo nel titolo al romanzo di Joseph Conrad, La linea d’ombra. Il motivo della resa al plurale lo scopriamo inoltrandoci proprio nella molteplicità di temi e discorsi contenuti in questa storia e nel suo intrecci......more

This book was recommended to me by a friend who had simply loved it. She claimed the book to be one that was meant to be read several times, with each reading rendering a deeper understanding and probably a different interpretation. I was naturally curious and wanted to see what she meant by that st......more