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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Author
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gptkbp:active_years
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1986–present
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gptkbp:adaptation
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gptkb:Sea_of_Poppies_(film_adaptation)
The Hungry Tide (film adaptation)
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:Postcolonial_Literature
gptkb:literature
Postcolonial literature
Indian literature
Indian Literature
Environmental Literature
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
gptkb:Jnanpith_Award
gptkb:Padma_Shri
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gptkbp:birth_date
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July 11, 1956
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Calcutta,_India
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:India
gptkb:Calcutta
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Nikhil_Ghosh
gptkb:Ishaan_Ghosh
gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:contribution
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Historical narrative
Cultural criticism
Environmental writing
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gptkbp:death_date
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:N/_A
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkb:University_of_Delhi
gptkb:St._Stephen's_College
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gptkbp:fellowship
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gptkb:National_Endowment_for_the_Arts
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Literature
gptkb:Guggenheim_Fellowship
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gptkbp:genre
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gptkb:historical_fiction
gptkb:non-fiction
Historical fiction
Literary Fiction
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gptkbp:has_collaborated_with
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Academic institutions
Literary festivals
Various publishers
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gptkbp:has_influenced
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Environmental activists
Postcolonial writers
Contemporary Indian writers
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gptkbp:has_written
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gptkb:The_Glass_Palace
gptkb:Ibis_Trilogy
gptkb:Gun_Island
gptkb:Sea_of_Poppies
gptkb:The_Hungry_Tide
gptkb:The_Shadow_Lines
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Amitav Ghosh
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Rudyard_Kipling
gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Joseph_Conrad
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:V._S._Naipaul
gptkb:Salman_Rushdie
gptkb:Gabriel_García_Márquez
gptkb:Marxism
Environmentalism
Postcolonialism
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gptkbp:involvement
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Public speaking
Literary festivals
Writing workshops
Academic lectures
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gptkbp:is_active_in
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gptkb:1980s
Literary circles
Cultural critiques
Academic discussions
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:literature
Indian literature
Global literature
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gptkbp:is_known_for
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Historical fiction
Narrative style
Postcolonial literature
Interdisciplinary approach
Historical accuracy
Environmental themes
Exploration of identity
Themes of colonialism
Cultural exploration
Rich character development
Engagement with history
Themes of migration
Themes of environmentalism
Themes of globalization
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gptkbp:known_for
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gptkb:historical_fiction
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gptkbp:language
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Bengali
English
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gptkbp:nationality
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Indian
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gptkbp:nominated_for
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gptkb:Man_Booker_Prize
gptkb:International_IMPAC_Dublin_Literary_Award
gptkb:The_Hindu_Literary_Prize
gptkb:Walter_Scott_Prize
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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“ The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there.”
“ History is a story that is always being rewritten.”
“ I think of myself as a storyteller.”
“ The sea is a great place to think.”
“ We are all part of a larger story.”
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gptkbp:notable_work
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gptkb:The_Glass_Palace
gptkb:Ibis_Trilogy
gptkb:Sea_of_Poppies
gptkb:The_Hungry_Tide
gptkb:The_Shadow_Lines
gptkb:The_Ibis_Trilogy
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gptkbp:notable_works
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gptkb:The_Glass_Palace
gptkb:Ibis_Trilogy
gptkb:Sea_of_Poppies
gptkb:The_Hungry_Tide
gptkb:The_Shadow_Lines
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:essayist
gptkb:Anthropology
gptkb:Novelist
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Delhi
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Deborah_Baker
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gptkbp:was_educated_at
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gptkb:University_of_Oxford
gptkb:University_of_Delhi
gptkb:Hindu_College
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gptkbp:website
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amitavghosh.com
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gptkbp:won
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gptkb:literary_award
gptkb:Sahitya_Akademi_Award
gptkb:Jnanpith_Award
gptkb:Padma_Shri
Ananda Puraskar
Ghosh Prize
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gptkbp:written_in
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English
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gptkbp:wrote
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gptkb:The_Book_of_the_Sea
gptkb:The_Glass_Palace
gptkb:Flood_of_Fire
gptkb:River_of_Smoke
gptkb:Gun_Island
gptkb:Sea_of_Poppies
gptkb:The_Hungry_Tide
gptkb:The_Shadow_Lines
gptkb:The_Ibis_Trilogy
The Circle of Reason
The Great Derangement
Dancing in Cambodia, At Large in Burma
In an Antique Land
The Calcutta Chromosome
The Nutmeg's Curse
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:literary_award
gptkb:Farrar,_Straus_and_Giroux
gptkb:The_New_York_Review_of_Books
gptkb:Franz_Kafka
gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_General_Nonfiction
gptkb:Yale_University
gptkb:The_American_Academy_in_Rome
gptkb:The_School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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