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The Circle of Reason is the first novel by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh. It was published in 1986. It follows an Indian protagonist who, suspected of being a terrorist, leaves India for northern Africa and the Middle East.
Jan 22, 2014 · The circle of reason. by. Ghosh, Amitav. Publication date. 1986. Topics. East Indians, Terrorism, Fugitives from justice, False testimony, Weavers. Publisher.
In a vivid and magical story, this novel traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit. "A Mariner book." Access-restricted-item. true. Addeddate.
The Circle of Reason. ISBN: 8175300396 Type: A Novel Publisher: Roli Books. A saga of flight and pursuit, this novel chronicles the adventures of Alu, a young master weaver who is wrongly suspected of being a terrorist.
Pursued by a misguided police officer, Alu finds his way through Calcutta to Goa and on to a trawler that runs illegal immigrants to Africa. Tracing Alu’s journey across two continents, The Circle of Reason is an exceptional novel by one of India’s most celebrated writers in English.
Jan 1, 1986 · In a vivid and magical story, The Circle of Reason traces the misadventures of Alu, a young master weaver in a small Bengali village who is falsely accused of terrorism. Alu flees his home, traveling through Bombay to the Persian Gulf to North Africa with a bird-watching policeman in pursuit.
The Circle of Reason. Amitav Ghosh. Granta Books, 1998 - Fiction - 423 pages. The Circle of Reason begins with a head. It is a huge head, several sizes too large for an eight-year-old boy, and...
A saga of flight and pursuit, this novel chronicles the adventures of Alu, a young master weaver who is wrongly suspected of being a terrorist. Chased from Bengal to Bombay and on through the Persian Gulf to North Africa by a bird-watching police inspector, Alu encounters along the way a cast of characters as various and as colorful as the epithets with which the author adorns them. The reader is drawn into their lives by incidents tender and outrageous and all compellingly told. Ghosh is as ...
May 3, 2005 · The Circle of Reason: A Novel. Amitav Ghosh. HMH, May 3, 2005 - Fiction - 432 pages. A New York Times Notable Book: A policeman chases a falsely accused man on a wild journey around the world in...
A picaresque tale, with comic and intellectual overtures, THE CIRCLE OF REASON tells the story of the orphan Alu, adopted by his elderly uncle, a teacher in a...
