Glass Palace, The, by Amitav Ghosh
摘要
Published in 2000, The Glass Palace is Amitav Ghosh’s fourth novel after The Circle of Reason (1986), The Shadow Lines (1988), and The Calcutta Chromosome (1995). The Glass Palace is divided into seven parts, spanning multiple generations and various locations across Asia. While most characters are fictional, King Thebaw and Queen Supayalat are two of only a few characters modeled on real-life people.