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Title: Wild Fictions
Author: Amitav Ghosh
ISBN: 9780226845326
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2025
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Publisher Description: <b>A collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh's work: imperialism and decolonization, climate change, and the stories of ordinary people making lives amid these historical forces. </b> <p/><i>Wild Fictions</i> 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; and human lives, travel, and discoveries. Threaded throughout the collection are his reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, <i>Wild Fictions</i> 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. <p/> With the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity, and literary elegance that defines his writing, Ghosh makes readers understand the world in new and urgent ways. Together, the pieces in <i>Wild Fictions</i> chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore the delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong. <br>
Author: Amitav Ghosh
ISBN: 9780226845326
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2025
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Edition: First Edition
Publisher Description: <b>A collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh's work: imperialism and decolonization, climate change, and the stories of ordinary people making lives amid these historical forces. </b> <p/><i>Wild Fictions</i> 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; and human lives, travel, and discoveries. Threaded throughout the collection are his reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, <i>Wild Fictions</i> 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. <p/> With the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity, and literary elegance that defines his writing, Ghosh makes readers understand the world in new and urgent ways. Together, the pieces in <i>Wild Fictions</i> chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore the delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong. <br>
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