Author Amitav Ghosh on Friday spoke about returning to fiction after nearly seven years since 2019’s Gun Island with his new novel Ghost-Eye, set in the Sunderbans much like The Hungry Tide, at the Kolkata Literary Meet at Alipore Museum. ADVERTISEMENTThe 69-year-old writer also opened up about the research that went into his latest novel during a conversation with festival director Malavika Banerjee. These memories, Ghosh explained, are often tied to language and food. Ghosh went on to discuss how the novel connects to the broader theme of environmentalism. The belief states that people with bi-coloured eyes can see two different worlds.

Source: The Telegraph January 23, 2026 15:51 UTC