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Amitav Ghosh: A Critical Companion - With a New Essay on Satayajit Ray

	Amitav Ghosh: A Critical Companion - With A New Essay On Satayajit Ray by Amitav Ghosh Tabish Khair (Ed.)
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˜Looking back now, I am more than ever aware of the part that [Satyajit] Ray played in shaping the imaginary universe of my childhood and youth. I see this even in such details as my interest in science and science fiction; in ghost stories and the fantastical¦When I saw Agantuk [The Stranger], in which the main character is an anthropologist, I began to wonder whether my interest in anthropology too, owed something, perhaps subconsciously, to Ray¦`, ruminates Amitav Ghosh in this book. In Ghosh`s unpublished essay, the writer discusses the influence of Satyajit Ray on his work, and the functions of the narrative arts. This book examines Ghosh`s fiction through separate critical essays by reputed scholars in six countries. It includes a study of the early novels, as well as essays on In an Antique Land, The Shadow Lines, The Calcutta Chromosome, and The Glass Palace

ISBN :9788178240749

Pages : 190