Amitav Ghosh was born in India and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and northern India. He was educated in Delhi, Oxford and Egypt and has taught in a number of Indian and American universities. He is the author of a travel book and three novels. His work has appeared in publications worldwide, including the New Yorker, the Observer and the New York Times. He is married with two children and lives in New York.
Praise for Amitav Ghosh and his novel The Glass Palace:
‘A distinctive voice, polished and profound’ TLS
‘Ambitious, multigenerational, The Glass Palace is akin to a 19th century Russian novel…a rich, layered epic that probes the meaning of identity and homeland.’ LA Times
‘An absorbing story of a world in transition, brought to life through characters who love and suffer with equal intensity.’ JM Coetzee
‘A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East.’ The Independent
‘Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation of Indians writing in English’ Financial Times
‘Ghosh is one of the most sympathetic post-colonial voices to be heard today. He looks at love and loyalty, and examines the question of Empire and responsibility, of tradition and modernity. This is a funny, sad, entertaining, wise and – ultimately – a hopeful book. I loved it.’ Ahdaf Souief
‘A novelist of dazzling ingenuity’ San Francisco Chronicle
‘As always Ghosh wields his pen lightly, with supple prose being the order of the day.’ Sunday Business Post
