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{{dablink|For the banker and RBI Governor, see [[Amitav Ghosh (banker)]].}}
'''Pierre Grimaud du Fort''' (1692-October 1748) was a [[fermier général]] and art collector under [[Louis XV]], and a member of the famous [[Grimaud]] family. One of the richest fermiers, he was also superintendent of the Post Office.
[[Image:Amitav Ghosh by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|Amitav Ghosh]]
'''Amitav Ghosh''' (born 1956), is an [[India]]n-[[Bengali people|Bengali]] author known for his work in the [[English language]].


==Biography==
He married [[Marie Antoinette de Caulincourt]] and they had one child, [[Pierre Gaspard Marie Grimaud d'Orsay]] (1748-1809).
Ghosh was born in [[Kolkata]] and was educated at [[The Doon School]]; [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]; [[Delhi University]]; and the [[University of Oxford]], where he was awarded a [[Doctor of Philosophy|Ph.D.]] in [[social anthropology]].<ref>http://www.inlaksfoundation.org/Inlaks-Alumni-List.asp?sb=Anthropology&currpage=1&sort=subj&stat=old</ref>


Ghosh lives in [[New York]] with his wife, [[Deborah Baker]], author of the [[Laura Riding]] biography ''In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding'' (1993) and a senior editor at [[Little, Brown and Company]]. They have two children, Lila and Nayan. He has been a Fellow at the [[Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta]]. In 1999, Ghosh joined the faculty at [[Queens College, City University of New York]] as Distinguished Professor in [[Comparative literature|Comparative Literature]]. He has also been a [[Professor|visiting professor]] to the [[English studies|English]] department of [[Harvard University]] since 2005. Ghosh has recently purchased a property in [[Goa]] and is returning to India. He is working on a [[trilogy]] to be published by [[Penguin Books|Penguin Books India]].
On 8 July 1741 he bought the ''seigneurie d'Orsay'' ([[fiefdom]] of [[Orsay]]), in the [[valley of Chevreuse]], which his son had made into a countship on his majority, becoming [[Count|Comte]] d'Orsay. He built a chateau in what is now the parc d'Orsay and began the extensive picturesque gardens around it which were continued after his death by the Dufort family counsellor.


==Bibliography==
In Paris, Pierre bought the [[hôtel Chamillart]] on the rue du Coq-Héron, in 1734, and had it decorated by [[Charles-Joseph Natoire]].
Ghosh's latest work of fiction is ''[[Sea of Poppies]]'' (2008) an epic saga, set just before the [[Opium Wars]] which encapsulates the colonial history of the East. His other novels are ''[[The Circle of Reason]]'' (1986), ''[[The Shadow Lines]]'' (1990), ''[[The Calcutta Chromosome]]'' (1995), ''[[The Glass Palace]]'' (2000) and ''[[The Hungry Tide]]'' (2004). The ''Shadow Lines'' won the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]], India's most prestigious [[literary award]].<ref>http://www.indiapicks.com/Literature/Sahitya_Academy/SA_English.htm</ref> The ''Calcutta Chromosome'' won the [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]] for 1997.<ref>http://www.clarkeaward.com/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3APrevious+Winners&id=59%3A1997+Winner&option=com_content&Itemid=58</ref> ''Sea of Poppies'' is shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7606147.stm</ref>. Ghosh's fiction is characterised by strong themes that may be somewhat identified with [[postcolonialism]] but could be labelled as historical novels. His topics are unique and personal; some of his appeal lies in his ability to weave "[[Indian English literature|Indo-nostalgic]]" elements into more serious themes.


Ghosh has also written ''[[In an Antique Land]]'' (1992), ''[[Dancing in Cambodia, At Large in Burma]]'' (1998), ''[[Countdown (book)|Countdown]]'' (1999), and ''[[The Imam and the Indian]]'' (2002, a large collection of essays on different themes such as [[fundamentalism]], history of the [[novel]], [[Culture of Egypt|Egyptian culture]], and [[literature]]). In 2007, he was awarded the [[Padma Shri]] by the [[Government of India|Indian government]]. <ref>india.gov.in/hindi/myindia/Padma%20Awards.pdf</ref>
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==Awards==
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* The Circle of Reason won the Prix Medicis Etranger, one of France's top literary awards<ref>http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052461680200.htm</ref>
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* The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award & the Ananda Puraskar<ref>http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/amitav-ghosh/</ref>
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* The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997<ref>http://www.clarkeaward.com/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3APrevious+Winners&id=59%3A1997+Winner&option=com_content&Itemid=58</ref>
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* The Glass Palace won the Grand Prize for Fiction at the Frankfurt International e-Book Awards in 2001<ref>http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052461680200.htm</ref>
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* The Hungry Tide won the Hutch Crossword Book Prize in 2006
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* In 2007 Amitav Ghosh was awarded the Grinzane Cavour Prize in Turin, Italy<ref>http://www.amitavghosh.com/about/index.php</ref>
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==External links==
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*[http://www.amitavghosh.com/ Official website]
*[http://us.macmillan.com/seaofpoppies ''Sea of Poppies'' at Farrar, Straus and Giroux site]
*[http://www.english.emory.edu/Bahri/Ghosh.html Amitav Ghosh in Emory University Site]
*[http://www.du.edu/~bkiteley/ghoshtalk.html Trapped by Language: On Amitav Ghosh's In an Antique Land] - [[University of Denver]]
*[http://www.ibnlive.com/videos/67363/06_2008/amitav_ghosh_1/reading-between-the-lines-with-author-amitav-ghosh.html Interview with Amitav Ghosh on CNN-IBN/ibnlive.com on his book Sea of Poppies]

==References==
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For the banker and RBI Governor, see Amitav Ghosh (banker).
Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh (born 1956), is an Indian-Bengali author known for his work in the English language.

Biography

Ghosh was born in Kolkata and was educated at The Doon School; St. Stephen's College, Delhi; Delhi University; and the University of Oxford, where he was awarded a Ph.D. in social anthropology.[1]

Ghosh lives in New York with his wife, Deborah Baker, author of the Laura Riding biography In Extremis: The Life of Laura Riding (1993) and a senior editor at Little, Brown and Company. They have two children, Lila and Nayan. He has been a Fellow at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta. In 1999, Ghosh joined the faculty at Queens College, City University of New York as Distinguished Professor in Comparative Literature. He has also been a visiting professor to the English department of Harvard University since 2005. Ghosh has recently purchased a property in Goa and is returning to India. He is working on a trilogy to be published by Penguin Books India.

Bibliography

Ghosh's latest work of fiction is Sea of Poppies (2008) an epic saga, set just before the Opium Wars which encapsulates the colonial history of the East. His other novels are The Circle of Reason (1986), The Shadow Lines (1990), The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), The Glass Palace (2000) and The Hungry Tide (2004). The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award, India's most prestigious literary award.[2] The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997.[3] Sea of Poppies is shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize[4]. Ghosh's fiction is characterised by strong themes that may be somewhat identified with postcolonialism but could be labelled as historical novels. His topics are unique and personal; some of his appeal lies in his ability to weave "Indo-nostalgic" elements into more serious themes.

Ghosh has also written In an Antique Land (1992), Dancing in Cambodia, At Large in Burma (1998), Countdown (1999), and The Imam and the Indian (2002, a large collection of essays on different themes such as fundamentalism, history of the novel, Egyptian culture, and literature). In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Indian government. [5]

Awards

  • The Circle of Reason won the Prix Medicis Etranger, one of France's top literary awards[6]
  • The Shadow Lines won the Sahitya Akademi Award & the Ananda Puraskar[7]
  • The Calcutta Chromosome won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for 1997[8]
  • The Glass Palace won the Grand Prize for Fiction at the Frankfurt International e-Book Awards in 2001[9]
  • The Hungry Tide won the Hutch Crossword Book Prize in 2006
  • In 2007 Amitav Ghosh was awarded the Grinzane Cavour Prize in Turin, Italy[10]

External links

Wikiquote has quotations related to Amitav Ghosh.

References

  1. ^ http://www.inlaksfoundation.org/Inlaks-Alumni-List.asp?sb=Anthropology&currpage=1&sort=subj&stat=old
  2. ^ http://www.indiapicks.com/Literature/Sahitya_Academy/SA_English.htm
  3. ^ http://www.clarkeaward.com/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3APrevious+Winners&id=59%3A1997+Winner&option=com_content&Itemid=58
  4. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7606147.stm
  5. ^ india.gov.in/hindi/myindia/Padma%20Awards.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052461680200.htm
  7. ^ http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/amitav-ghosh/
  8. ^ http://www.clarkeaward.com/index.php?view=article&catid=34%3APrevious+Winners&id=59%3A1997+Winner&option=com_content&Itemid=58
  9. ^ http://www.hindu.com/2008/05/24/stories/2008052461680200.htm
  10. ^ http://www.amitavghosh.com/about/index.php
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