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The Hungry Tide

Ghosh, Amitav
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literary fiction magical realism past tense third limited POV ~552 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

Vibe

melancholic lyrical oppressive

A literary fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Deeply introspective. Contains notable violence.

Style Fingerprint

Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 30
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 40
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 80
externalintrospective
Ending 50
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 70
intimateepic

Content

Violence 85%
noneextreme
Sexual content 10%
noneexplicit
Humor 10%
seriouscomedic
Romance 30%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count138,076
Page count~552 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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