Critical Companion

This book examines Amitav Ghosh's fiction through seperate critical essays by reputed scholars in six countries. It includes a study of the early novels, as well as essays on his most popular novels. These thoughtful, incisive and highly readable essays are grounded in the interests that infuse Ghosh's history, science, discovery, travel, nationalism, subalternity, agency. A bibliography on Ghosh's works is also provided. Also included is a new essay on Satyajit Ray by Amitav Ghosh