Amitav Ghosh
E461931
Amitav Ghosh is an acclaimed Indian author and essayist best known for his historical and political novels such as the Ibis Trilogy and "The Shadow Lines."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amitav Ghosh canonical | 5 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian writer
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essayist ⓘ historical novelist ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Arthur C. Clarke Award
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Blue Metropolis International Literary Grand Prix NERFINISHED ⓘ Dan David Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Jnanpith Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1956-07-11 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Calcutta
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | India ⓘ |
| education |
Delhi School of Economics
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St. Stephen's College, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Columbia University
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Delhi School of Economics NERFINISHED ⓘ Harvard University ⓘ Queens College, City University of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Iowa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
social anthropology
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sociology ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political fiction ⓘ postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree | PhD ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian independence movement
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colonial history of India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Ibis Trilogy
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exploring themes of colonialism and migration ⓘ historical novels set in the Indian Ocean world ⓘ writing on climate change ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| movement | postcolonial literature ⓘ |
| name | Amitav Ghosh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Indian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Flood of Fire
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Gun Island NERFINISHED ⓘ In an Antique Land NERFINISHED ⓘ River of Smoke NERFINISHED ⓘ Sea of Poppies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Calcutta Chromosome NERFINISHED ⓘ The Circle of Reason NERFINISHED ⓘ The Glass Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ The Great Derangement NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hungry Tide NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ibis Trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Shadow Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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essayist ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| residence |
Goa
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New York City ⓘ |
| spouse | Deborah Baker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writesAbout |
Indian diaspora
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climate crisis ⓘ global trade and opium wars ⓘ partition of India ⓘ |
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