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Amitav Ghosh

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Amitav Ghosh is an Indian novelist and essayist whose work connects migration, colonialism, trade, language, and environmental history across national boundaries. His Ibis Trilogy follows a broad cast of characters around the nineteenth-century opium trade and the events leading to the First Opium War. Other books include The Shadow Lines, The Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide, and the nonfiction study The Great Derangement.

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What books make up Amitav Ghosh's Ibis Trilogy?

The Ibis Trilogy consists of "Sea of Poppies" (2008), "River of Smoke" (2011), and "Flood of Fire" (2015). The series explores the historical events leading up to the First Opium War between Britain and China.

Has Amitav Ghosh written any non-fiction about climate change?

Yes, he wrote "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable" in 2016. In this non-fiction work, he examines how modern literature historically fails to address the reality of climate change.

Did Amitav Ghosh win the Booker Prize?

While he was a finalist for the Booker Prize in 2008 for "Sea of Poppies," he did not win. However, he won the prestigious Jnanpith Award in 2016, India's highest literary honor.

What is Amitav Ghosh's book "The Shadow Lines" about?

"The Shadow Lines," published in 1988, is a critically acclaimed novel exploring the complex borders between India, Bangladesh (then East Pakistan), and Britain. It examines how political boundaries shape personal memories and historical events.