Tag Archives: Amitav Ghosh

Wanted: A Pragmatic Idealism

In Ghosh’s first novel “Circle of Reason,” extreme rationality is shown to be blinkered and vulnerable. In the end, it must be blended with pragmatism, a good lesson for today’s politics.

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Read to Grapple with Climate Change

Sian Cain uses literature to grapple with her decision, in light of climate change, not to have children.

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Circle of Reason Villain Resembles Trump

Amitav Ghosh’s novel “Circle of Reason” features a wannabe autocrat who has an eerie resemblance to Donald Trump.

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