Detailed biography of amitav ghosh the shadow
Detailed biography of amitav ghosh the shadow
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Name: Amitav Ghosh
Born: 11 July 1956, Kolkata
Education: St. Stephen’s College, DSE, University of Oxford
Occupation: Novelist
Genre: Contemporary Fiction, Socio-political Fiction, Historical Fiction
Famous Novels: The Hungry Tide, The Glass Palace, Sea of Puppies, Gun Island
Notable Awards: Jnan Pith Award, Sahitya Akademi Award, Padma Shri (all Gov.
of India)
Amitav Ghosh has become synonymous with serious fiction in Indian English literature. Unlike a few of his peers, he does not rely on ideology more than his linguistic prowess and depths of themes.
To begin with, Amitav Ghosh’s writing style can be described as lyrical and evocative, infused with an amalgamation of erudition and narrative finesse that transcends conventional literary boundaries. The choices of themes by Ghosh are such that a reader sitting on his relaxing chair in a distant part of the world can find something to relate to – in characters, in concerns, in craft or even in the