In a metaphor championed by James Clifford, this author described the inhabitants of an Egyptian village as having the restlessness of passengers in an airport transit lounge.
In a metaphor championed by James Clifford, this author described the inhabitants of an Egyptian village as having the restlessness of passengers in an airport transit lounge. In one novel by this author, a maidservant fondly recalls a room in her home country that was lined with mirrors where you could see yourself everywhere if you lay on the floor. In another of this author's novels, a woman is rescued by a fisherman after falling into the water while trying to study river dolphins in a mangrove swamp. That novel by him includes excerpts from Nirmal's notebook, which chronicles the (*) Morichjhapi rebellion. Another of his novels contrasts the success of Rajkumar with the plight of King Thebaw and the exiled Burmese royal family. His Ibis Trilogy about the Chinese-Indian opium trade includes the novels River of Smoke and Sea of Poppies. For 10 points, name this author of The Hungry Tide and The Glass Palace, a contemporary Bengali writer.
In a metaphor championed by James Clifford, this author described the inhabitants of an Egyptian village as having the restlessness of passengers in an airport transit lounge.
Amitav Ghosh 