Amitav Ghosh

(India, 1956) is one of India’s most renowned writers. Ghosh debuted in 1986 with the novel The Circle of Reason, in which he explores the extent to which Western rational ideas can be integrated into traditional Indian thought. His work centers on the (post-)colonial issues of Asia. In 2023, the Dutch translation of The Nutmeg’s Curse (De vloek van de nootmuskaat, translated by Menno Grootveld) was published by Atlas Contact. He has received numerous awards worldwide, and his work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New Republic, and The New York Times. End of 2024, the Dutch translation of Smoke and ashes (Rook en as, translated by Menno Grootveld) will be published by Atlas Contact. In 2024, Ghosh will receive the Erasmus Prize for his body of work.