{"product_id":"wav4k961csp8","title":"Wild Fictions: Essays by Amitav Ghosh [Paperback]","description":"\u003cdiv data-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWild Fictions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writings on subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; human lives, travel and discoveries. From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, this collection is a powerful refutation of imperial violence, a fascinating exploration of the fictions we weave to absorb history, and a reminder of the importance of sensitivity and empathy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity and literary elegance that defines his writing, Amitav Ghosh makes us understand the world in new, and urgent, ways. Together, the pieces in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWild Fictions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore the delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e**\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'We owe a great debt to Ghosh's brilliant mind, avenging pen and huge soul' --- Naomi Klein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Urgent, beautiful and far-reaching . . . it should be essential reading' --- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Nutmeg's Curse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Consistently stimulating' --- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Great Derangement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'He has surpassed many historians in his ability to synthesize a wealth of research with remarkable intellectual clarity' --- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Times\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSmoke and Ashes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Fourth Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48176529768698,"sku":"WAV4K961CSP8","price":425.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0704\/0473\/5226\/files\/9789373076706_1_1.jpg?v=1780511076","url":"https:\/\/versoz.co.in\/products\/wav4k961csp8","provider":"VERSOZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}