Amitav Ghosh
The history of the opium poppy and its impact on the world
26 Feb 2024
The opioid crisis gripping large parts of the world is well recognised: the widespread addiction to opium based pain killers, which have caused the death of millions. Audio
Amitav Ghosh: language and opium
18 Jun 2011
Novelist whose first two books in a planned trilogy - Sea of Poppies and River of Smoke -are set against the backdrop of the 19th century Opium War. Audio