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Amitav Ghosh Calcutta Chromosome : A Novel of Fevers Delirium and Discovery
Vintage Canada 1997 0676970230 / 9780676970234 Paperback Very Good
"tight binding, light cover creasing, no spine creases, () The Calcutta Chromosome is one of those books that's marketed as a mainstream thriller even though it is an excellent science fiction novel (It won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award). The main character is a man named Antar, whose job is to monitor a somewhat finicky computer that sorts through mountains of information. When the computer finds something it can't catalog, it brings the item to Antar's attention. A string of these seemingly random anomalies puts Antar on the trail of a man named Murugan, who disappeared in Calcutta in 1995 while searching for the truth behind the discovery of the cure for malaria. This search for Murugan leads, in turn, to the discovery of the Calcutta Chromosome, which can shift bits of personality from one person to another. That's when things really get interesting. ID: mon0000110420"
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7.82 USD
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Amitav Ghosh The Glass Palace
"Penguin Books Canada, Limited" 2000 0670896594 / 9780670896592 Hardcover Very Good
"tight binding, remainder mark on lower page edges, markings on upper page edges, dust jacket has light creasing() Beginning in 1885, with the British invasion of Mandalay and the capture of the Burmese king and queen, and encompassing over 100 years to modern-day India and Burma (Myanmar), Amitav Ghosh has created in The Glass Palace a monument to life in colonial central and Southeast Asia. The story follows three generations from three families, spreading its wings across the world, from Malaya to New York. Yet despite the epic scale, the gentle and intimate detail of the characters and their interwoven relationships removes any need for an understanding of this area of the world in geographical or historical terms. The map at the back of the book is useful for following the characters' travels as their fortunes and rulers (British, Japanese, military government) change, but it is the atmosphere and feel of the era and location that Ghosh captures astutely. Each city or border i ID: mon0000103811"
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Amitav Ghosh The hungry Tide
Houghton Mifflin Company 2005 0143015575 / 9780143015574 Paperback Like New
"Like New Paperback clean tight, has a remainder mark on top page edge, minor scuffing to cover edge otherwise a fine unread copy -ss ID: mon0000157381"
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8.09 USD
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