Novels Plot Summary 281: The Shadow Lines

"The Shadow Lines” by Amitav Ghosh was first published in 1988. It is a Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novel. This Award is given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

The novel is set against the backdrop of historical events like the Swadeshi movement, Second World War, Partition of India and Communal riots of 1963-64 in Dhaka and Calcutta.