Amitav Ghosh's New Book "Wild Fictions" Explores Climate Change and Societal Issues.

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On January 10, 2025, Amitav Ghosh's new book, Wild Fictions, was launched by Fourth Estate India at the 41st Dr. CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture at the India International Centre (IIC) in New Delhi, Delhi.


      - The book delves into climate change, societal issues, and political instability in what Ghosh calls a "time of monsters," addressing urgent global crises like biodiversity loss, climate change, and emerging diseases.

     

     

Main Point :-   (i) Ghosh is the author of several acclaimed works of fiction and non-fiction, including The Shadow Lines, The Glass Palace, The Hungry Tide, the Ibis Trilogy (comprising the novels Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire), Gun Island, The Great Derangement, The Nutmeg's Curse, Jungle Nama, and The Living Mountain.

      (ii) In 2019, he became the first English-language writer to receive the prestigious 'Jnanpith Award,' India's highest literary honor, for his contributions to writings on the planetary crisis and climate change.


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