{"product_id":"wild-fictions-amitav-ghosh-9780226845326","title":"Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment","description":"\u003cb\u003eA collection of essays on themes central to Ghosh's work: imperialism and decolonization, climate change, and the stories of ordinary people making lives amid these historical forces. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e brings together Amitav Ghosh's extraordinary writings on subjects that have obsessed him over the last twenty-five years: literature and language; climate change and the environment; and human lives, travel, and discoveries. Threaded throughout the collection are his reflections on the spaces that we inhabit and how we occupy them. From the significance of the commodification of the clove to the diversity of the mangrove forests in Bengal and the radical fluidity of multilingualism, \u003ci\u003eWild Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful refutation of imperial violence, a fascinating exploration of the fictions we weave to absorb history, and a reminder of the importance of sensitivity and empathy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With the combination of moral passion, intellectual curiosity, and literary elegance that defines his writing, Ghosh makes readers understand the world in new and urgent ways. Together, the pieces in \u003ci\u003eWild Fictions\u003c\/i\u003e chart a course that allows us to heal our relationships and restore the delicate balance with the volatile landscapes to which we all belong. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amitav Ghosh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022684532X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226845326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Amitav Ghosh","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46826003366143,"sku":"9780226845326","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_030996bb-50f9-4249-9821-78bd4bfb7352.jpg?v=1746074274","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-fictions-amitav-ghosh-9780226845326","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}