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The Circle of Reason : A Novel by Amitav Ghosh, Simon Vance, Christiane Besse is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>A New York Times Notable Book: A policeman chases a falsely accused man on a wild journey around the world in this "utterly involving" novel ( The Sunday Times ). When eight-year-old Nachiketa Bose first arrives in the East Bengali village of Lalpukur, he receives the name Alu— potato —for the size and shape of his extraordinary head. His uncle Balaram, the local schoolmaster and phrenology enthusiast, sends Alu to apprentice as a weaver, and the boy soon surpasses the skill of his master. But when a tragic bombing leaves Alu suspected of terrorism, he flees across India to Bombay and the Arabian Sea, followed all the way by the dogged policeman—and avid ornithologist—Jyoti Das. From East Bengal to the Persian Gulf and North Africa, Amitav Ghosh's wild and extraordinary novel "follows in the footsteps of magical realists like Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie" ( The New York Times Book Review ). "A novelist of dazzling ingenuity." — San Francisco Chronicle "A Scheherezade effortlessly spinning tales within tales, the possessor of a strong narrative voice quite like no other." — Newsday "Ghosh's writing soars, producing electric images." — The Baltimore Sun "A wonderful m

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Author
Amitav Ghosh, Simon Vance, Christiane Besse
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Published
2005
Language
EN
ISBN
9780547525006
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Fiction, Literary Fiction
Rating
3.42 / 5 (997 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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