The essay analyses Amitav Ghosh's novel "The Calcutta Chromosome", exploring issues related to British colonialism in India and the figure of Sir Ronald Ross, together with the literary influences that have led Ghosh to construct a science fictional, historical novel about the discovery of the malaria virus.

The Calcutta Chromosome: Haunted Stories of Colonial and Postcolonial Displacement / F. Zullo. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 130-146.

The Calcutta Chromosome: Haunted Stories of Colonial and Postcolonial Displacement.

ZULLO, FEDERICA
2010

Abstract

The essay analyses Amitav Ghosh's novel "The Calcutta Chromosome", exploring issues related to British colonialism in India and the figure of Sir Ronald Ross, together with the literary influences that have led Ghosh to construct a science fictional, historical novel about the discovery of the malaria virus.
2010
The Fiction of Amitav Ghosh. An Assessment
130
146
The Calcutta Chromosome: Haunted Stories of Colonial and Postcolonial Displacement / F. Zullo. - STAMPA. - (2010), pp. 130-146.
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