Amitav Ghosh: A Mindmap

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Major Works Analysis

• Amitav Ghosh (Born 1956)
  • Titles & Epithets: Jnanpith Award Winner (First English-language writer)
  • Biography
    • Born: July 11, 1956 (Calcutta)
    • Family: Bengali Hindu
    • Upbringing: Grew up in India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
    • Education: St. Stephen’s College, Delhi; Oxford University (D.Phil. Social Anthropology)
    • Early Career: Print journalist (The Indian Express)
  • Major Works
    • Novels
      • The Circle of Reason (1986) - Debut, picaresque, philosophical
      • The Shadow Lines (1988) - Sahitya Akademi Award, memory, borders
      • The Calcutta Chromosome (1995) - Arthur C. Clarke Award, sci-fi, medical thriller
      • The Glass Palace (2000) - Historical, colonialism, migration
      • The Hungry Tide (2004) - Environmentalism, Sundarbans
      • Ibis Trilogy:
        • Sea of Poppies (2008) - Booker Shortlist, opium trade, indentured labor
        • River of Smoke (2011)
        • Flood of Fire (2015)
      • Gun Island (2019) - Climate change, human migration
    • Non-Fiction
      • In an Antique Land (1992) - Travelogue, history, anthropology
      • The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable (2016) - Environmentalism
      • Jungle Nama (2021) - Graphic verse novel
      • Smoke and Ashes (2023) - Opium history, climate change
  • Literary Style & Themes
    • Style
      • Meticulously Researched Historical Fiction
      • Interconnected Narratives & Global Scope
      • Lyrical & Evocative Prose
      • Anthropological Eye
      • Blending Fact and Fiction
      • Polyphonic Voice
    • Themes
      • Colonialism & its Legacies
      • Migration & Displacement
      • Environmentalism & Climate Change
      • Interconnectedness of Humanity
      • History, Memory, & Truth
      • Cultural Hybridity & Identity
  • Awards & Honors
    • Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) for The Shadow Lines
    • Arthur C. Clarke Award (1997) for The Calcutta Chromosome
    • Jnanpith Award (2018)
    • Padma Shri (2007)
    • Booker Prize Shortlist (Sea of Poppies)