Amitav Ghosh appears in the following:
Re-envisioning the War On Drugs
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
In his latest novel from the "The Ibis Trilogy," author Amitav Ghosh tackles the 1839 Opium Wars through the eyes of four characters who all carry the burden of a secret shame.
Amitav Ghosh on River of Smoke
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Amitav Ghosh talks about his new novel, River of Smoke, the second volume of his Ibis trilogy, about the opium trade.
19th-Century Calcutta
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Amitav Ghosh’s new novel, Sea of Poppies, is set in 19th-c. Calcutta against the backdrop of the Opium Wars.
Event:
Amitav Ghosh will be speaking with Kwame Anthony Appiah
Mon. Dec. 15, 7-9 pm
Asia Society
725 Park Ave.
Tickets and ...
A Path to Peace
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Peace in the Middle East is one of the most pressing items on President-Elect Obama’s long to-do list. Former Speaker of the Knesset Avraham Burg says that Israel must move beyond a Holocaust mentality in order to accomplish a lasting peace in the region. Also: Patti Labelle talks about her ...
