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The Calcutta Chromosome, In This Edition, Is A Time-Spanning Mystery And Science-Tinged Adventure That Blends Historical Calcutta With Speculative Futures. A Gripping Novel By Amitav Ghosh, It Invites Readers Who Love Intricate Plots, Cultural History, And Cerebral Thrills. Perfect For Adult Readers Who Enjoy Literary Thrillers, The Tone Is Adventurous, Immersive, And Intellectually Engaging.
Structured As A Multi-Layered Chase Across Eras, The Calcutta Chromosome Follows L. Murugan, An Authority On Sir Ronald RossโS Malaria Work, As He Searches For The Enigmatic Calcutta Chromosome. The Story Travels From The Late Nineteenth Century Into A Speculative Present, Weaving Science, Myth, And Detective Intuition Into A Single, Enthralling Narrative. The Times Called Amitav Ghosh A Fascinating And Seductive Writer, And This Novel Expands The Boundaries Of What A Science Thriller Can Be By Placing Victorian India, Contemporary Settings, And Advanced Ideas Side By Side With Human Drama. The Result Is A Reading Experience That Feels Both Cinematic And Intimate, Inviting You To Question How History Is Made And Remembered.
After Finishing The Calcutta Chromosome, Readers Are Left With A Sense Of Wonder About The Alliances Between Science And Myth, Along With A Sharpened Curiosity About How History Is Told. This Invites Patient Engagement And Rewards Careful Reading With Intellectual Insight And Lasting Intrigue.
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Author
Amitav Ghosh
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Language
English
SKU
BK0032284
ISBN
9780143066552
Reading Age
All
Binding
Paperback
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Amitav Ghosh (Born 11 July 1956), Is A Bengali Indian Author Best Known For His Work In English Fiction. Bio From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Photo By David Shankbone (Own Work) [Gfdl (Http://Www.Gnu.Org/Copyleft/Fdl.Html) Or Cc-By-Sa-3.0 (Http://Creativecommons.Org/Licenses/By-Sa/3.0/)], Via Wikimedia Commons. Amitav Ghosh Was Born In Calcutta In 1956 And Raised And Educated In Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Egypt, India And The United Kingdom, Where He Received His Ph.D. In Social Anthropology From Oxford. Acclaimed For Fiction, Travel Writing And Journalism, His Books Include The Circle Of Reason, The Shadow Lines, In An Antique Land And Dancing In Cambodia. His Previous Novel, The Glass Palace, Was An International Bestseller That Sold More Than A Half-Million Copies In Britain. Recently Published There, The Hungry Tide Has Been Sold For Translation In Twelve Foreign Countries And Is Also A Bestseller Abroad. Ghosh Has Won France'S Prix Medici Etranger, India'S Prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, The Arthur C. Clarke Award And The Pushcart Prize. He Now Divides His Time Between Harvard University, Where He Is A Visiting Professor And His Homes In India And Brooklyn, New York. Amitav Ghosh Is An Award-Winning Novelist And Essayist. His Most Recent Book Is The Great Derangement. Amitav Ghosh Is The Author Of Ten Highly Acclaimed Works Of Fiction And Non-Fiction Which Include The Booker Prize Shortlisted Sea Of Poppies (Book One Of The Ibis Trilogy), River Of Smoke, The Glass Palace And The Shadow Lines. He Has Won Numerous Prizes, Some Of Which Are The Sahitya Akademi Award, The Pushcart Prize And The Grinzane Cavour Prize. He Divides His Time Between New York And India.