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At fiftyfive years of age, he cant be classed with the younger crop of writers who are snatching up booker prizes and pulitzers. Im also grateful to my mother for believing in art and truth and for supporting the idea of the book. The glass palace is a 2000 historical novel by indian writer amitav ghosh. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the glass palace.
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