The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium & Discovery

Ghosh, Amitav

ISBN 10: 0380975858 / ISBN 13: 9780380975853

Published by Avon Books, New York, 1997

About this Item

Unread. In a clear protective Brodart mylar cover. Coming upon a lost and battered ID card of a man he once knew and who vanished without a trace in Calcutta, India, a programmer/data analyst initiates a search for the man and stumbles upon an impossible ongoing experiiment that be a century old. Seller Inventory # 1000482

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, ...

Publisher: Avon Books, New York

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: As New

Dust Jacket Condition: As New

Edition: First Edition- First Printing.

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Synopsis:

Antar, a computer programmer in a future New York City, is drawn into a bizarre alternate history of medical science as he researches the disappearance of his friend L. Murugan years earlier. 40,000 first printing. Tour.

Review:

PRAISE FOR SEA OF POPPIES (-)

'Sea of Poppies Boasts a varied collection of characters to love and hate, and provides wonderfully detailed descriptions of opium production ... utterly involving and piles on tension until the very last page' (Peter Parker, Sunday Times)

'A glorious babel of a novel ... marvellously inventive ... utterly involving ... The next volume cannot come too soon' (Sunday Times)

'An utterly involving book' (Sunday Times)

'This is a panoramic adventure story, with a Dickensian energy and scope' (Sunday Telegraph)

'Ghosh's narrative is enriched with a wealth of historical detail ... as well as intricate characterisation that makes interaction among the diverse group truly absorbing' (The Times)

'There can be fewer more exciting settings for a novel than a sea-tossed sailing ship ... Ghosh piles detail upon detail in a rumbustical adventure' (The Times)

'Ripping post-colonial yarn ... Ghosh spins a fine story with a quite irresistible flow, breathing exuberant life ... an absorbing vision' (Guardian)

'A remarkably rich saga' (Observer)

'Each scene is boldly drawn, but it is the sheer energy and verve of Amitav Ghosh's storytelling that binds this ambitious medley' (Daily Mail)