Gun Island by Amitav Ghosh
A skeptical rare-books dealer is pulled into a centuries-old Bengali folktale that begins to manifest in the modern world, propelling him from Kolkata and the storm-lashed Sundarbans to a flood-threatened Venice. Along the way, he reconnects with scientists, migrants, and scholars, confronting uncanny coincidences, human traffickers, and startling animal migrations that blur the line between myth and reality. His journey becomes an inquiry into climate change, displacement, and the power of stories to make sense of a planet in upheaval.
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- Published
- 2019
- Nationality
- Indian
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- Pages
- 288-320
- Original Language
- English
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