The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium & Discovery
by:
Amitav Ghosh (author)
From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, The Calcutta Chromosome takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a long-lost...
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From Victorian lndia to near-future New York, The Calcutta Chromosome takes readers on a wondrous journey through time as a computer programmer trapped in a mind-numbing job hits upon a curious item that will forever change his life. When Antar discovers the battered I.D. card of a long-lost acquaintance, he is suddenly drawn into a spellbinding adventure across centuries and around the globe, into the strange life of L. Murugan, a man obsessed with the medical history of malaria, and into a magnificently complex world where conspiracy hangs in the air like mosquitoes on a summer night.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780380813940 (0380813947)
Publish date: January 23rd 2001
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Novels,
Science Fiction,
Cultural,
Historical Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Mystery,
Medical,
India,
Asian Literature,
Indian Literature,
Thriller
This plot driven book fell pretty flat with me. The writing wasn't bad, and there were some tense moments, but it felt like a bunch of paper dolls (ironic since some are based on real people) running around with the occasional deus ex machina moment to get them out of a fix. So, I wasn't a fan of th...
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