Publisher's Synopsis
The book examines Amitav Ghosh's fiction and includes papers on The Circle of Reason, In An Antique Land, The Shadow Lines, The Calcutta Chromosome and The Glass Palace by Tabish Khair, Robert Dixon, Padmini Mongia, John Thieme and other scholars. It also includes a hitherto unpublished essay on Satyajit Ray by Amitav Ghosh in which the writer discusses the influence of Ray on his work and the functions of the narrative arts.