Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta in 1956. He is the author of two novels: "The Shadow Lines "and "The Circle of Reason," and of the non-fiction work, "In An Antique Land." He lives in New York.
"It is impossible to overstate the brilliance of Ghosh's literary
skill.... This is at once a breathless page-turner of a detective
story and a subtle, profound, complex and enthralling novel of
ideas.... Enormous fun and almost frighteningly serious." -- "The
Toronto Star
""Enthralling.... both playful and deadly serious. Ghosh's novel
winds up as richly complex as a strand of DNA." -- "The Sunday
Times
""An extremely ingenious novel about malaria research, oriental
religion and computer science ... "The Calcutta Chromosome"
combines the suspense of a Victorian melodrama with the fascination
of a scientific thriller." -- "The Guardian
""Well-crafted, intelligent and wildly inventive. To the medical
mayhem, add a dash of ancient goddess cults, -- blood-letting in an
abandoned mansion, ghost trains and transmigrating souls, and you
have an irresistible brew that must be drained to the last drop."
-- "The Montreal Gazette"
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