Gun Island

Named a Best Book of Fall by Vulture and Chicago Review of Books. From the award-winning author of the bestselling epic Ibis trilogy comes a globetrotting folkloric adventure novel about family and heritage. Bundook. Gun. A common word but one that turns Deen Datta’s world upside down.. A dealer of rare books Deen is used to a quiet life spent indoors but as his once-solid beliefs begin to shift he is forced to set out on an extraordinary journey; one that takes him from India to Los Angeles and Venice via a tangled route through the memories and experiences of those he meets along the way. There is Piya a fellow Bengali-American who sets his journey in motion; Tipu an entrepreneurial young man who opens Deen’s eyes to the realities of growing up in today’s world; Rafi with his desperate attempt to help someone in need; and Cinta an old friend who provides the missing link in the story they are all a part of. It is a journey that will upend everything he thought he knew about himself about the Bengali legends of his childhood and about the world around him.. Amitav Ghosh‘s Gun Island is a beautifully realized novel that effortlessly spans space and time. It is the story of a world on the brink of increasing displacement and unstoppable transition. But it is also a story of hope of a man whose faith in the world and the future is restored by two remarkable women.