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The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium, and Discovery
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  • Indian-born writer Amitav Ghosh
    Amitav Ghosh

    The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium, and Discovery (1995) represents Ghosh’s first foray into science fiction; this densely layered novel offers an alternate history of the discovery of the parasite that causes malaria. His subsequent novels include The Glass Palace (2000), a familial…

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    The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium, and Discovery (1995) represents Ghosh’s first foray into science fiction; this densely layered novel offers an alternate history of the discovery of the parasite that causes malaria. His subsequent novels include The Glass Palace (2000), a familial…

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