The Circle Of Reason
by Ghosh, Amitav
Amitav Ghosh’s extraordinary first novel makes a claim on literary turf held by Gabriel García Márquez and Salman Rushdie. In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.
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On Apr 14, 2014, CloggieDownunder said
The Circle of Reason is the first novel by Indian author, Amitav Ghosh. The story of Nachiketa Bose, known throughout the narration as Alu because of his misshapen head, is related from his arrival at his uncle Balaram’s house in the Bengali town of Lalpukur, when he is orphaned at eight years old. A boy who becomes gifted at languages and a skilful weaver, a cascade of events leads to Alu’s flight across India, into the Middle East and across northern Africa, pursued by a tenacious policeman, Jyoti Das, under the pretext that he is a suspect in a terrorist incident. Ghosh gives the reader a rich cast of characters that are appealing and complex; even minor characters are allotted a potted history in their turn. The plot has quite a few twists, and Ghosh manages to fairly seamlessly include a village squabble, weaving, phrenology and physiognomy, a man obsessed with carbolic acid, the life of Louis Pasteur, a theory on queues, a comparison between communism and capitalism, a self-immolation, an attack with boiling oil, a building collapse, the Hindu epic Mahabharata and sewing machines. An amazing debut novel.
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1986. First Edition . First UK Edition. Uncorrected Proof. Fine in blue wraps. Signed and inscribed by the author on the title page. This novel won the Prix Medicis award in France.
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New York, N.Y.: Penguin Books, 1990. 1st Printing. Soft cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The Number Line Indicates A First Printing Of This Trade Paperback Edition. Minor Wear With Creasing At The Lower Back Corner. Faint Reading Crease. No Ownership Information Present.
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THE CIRCLE OF REASON
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Viking Adult. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1986. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0670809845 . A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY - customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. D/j is rubbed with some creasing on edges. Nick to upper outer tip of front d/j. … Read more about this item Item Price
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Penguin India. Paperback. NEW. er of the Prix Medici Etranger Award. Following the form of the raga in Indian classical music, Amitav Ghosh slowly builds the tempo of The Circle of Reason. The first part spans several decades, the second unfolds over a few weeks, and the third, like a scherzo, races through a day. Ghosh?s debut novel… Read more about this item Item Price
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