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Climate Change Discourse
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Imagination In Crisis
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Book Summary
The Great Derangement Invites Readers To Rethink How We Imagine Climate Change. This Powerful, Timely Non-Fiction Work By Amitav Ghosh Blends Literary Criticism, History, And Cultural Analysis To Challenge Our Collective Imagination And To Ask How Storytelling Can Help Us Face A Warming World. Written For Adult Readers And Anyone Curious About Literature, Politics, And The Future, This Thoughtful Inquiry Carries An Urgent But Hopeful Tone, Urging Readers To Engage With One Of The Defining Questions Of Our Era.
Structured As A Series Of Lucid Essays, The Great Derangement Examines Why Climate Change Has Often Remained Outside The Realm Of Fiction, Journalism, And Public Life. Ghosh's Clear, Accessible Voice Weaves Together History, Politics, And Literary Critique To Show How Novelists, Historians, And Scientists Can And Must Imagine New Forms Of Life In A Changing World. The Book's Compelling Pace And Cross-Disciplinary Approach Make Complex Ideas Feel Tangible, Inviting Readers To Consider The Responsibilities Of Writers And Readers Alike.
In The Great Derangement, The Author Discusses Key Concepts Such As The Limits Of Conventional Genres, The Power Of Narrative To Mobilize Or Mislead, And The Moral Imperative To Engage With Crisis Through Art. The Book Encourages A Shift From Lament To Action, Offering Accessible Examples And Thoughtful Provocations That Make Scholarly Ideas Feel Relevant To Everyday Life And Creative Practice.
Reading This Book Leaves You With A New Lens For Understanding The Climate Crisis And The Vital Role Of Storytelling In Shaping Tomorrow. It Inspires Readers To Rethink The Responsibility Of Writers And The Potential Of Literature To Imagine And Mobilize Action, Leaving A Lasting Imprint On How You See Culture, Nature, And The Future.
Product Details
Author
Amitav Ghosh
Publisher
Penguin Random House
SKU
BK0436900
ISBN
9780143429067
Reading Age
All
Binding
Paperback
MRP: ₹ 399
₹ 320
₹ 79 Off
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.