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Amitav Ghosh
AuthorBooks · Second handSince 1956
Amitav Ghosh is an American writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity, particularly of the people of India and South Asia. He has written historical fiction and non-fiction works discussing topics such as colonialism and climate change.
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About Amitav Ghosh
Birth
1956
First book
1995
Years writing
31
Amitav Ghosh is an American writer. He won the 54th Jnanpith award in 2018, India's highest literary honour. Ghosh's ambitious novels use complex narrative strategies to probe the nature of national and personal identity, particularly of the people of India and South Asia. He has written historical fiction and non-fiction works discussing topics such as colonialism and climate change.
Amitav Ghosh was born in 1956 in the vibrant city of Kolkata.
His prolific career includes the authorship of forty published works.
He is globally recognized for his mastery of the historical novel.
His work The Glass Palace stands out as one of his most iconic titles.
In addition to being a novelist, he has worked as a journalist and university professor.
