Synopsis Though winner of several awards for his novels, Amitav Ghosh has not received the attention that he so well deserves. This volume attempts to fill this Lacuna in critical appreciation of his novels. He has elicited extreme responses of infinite variety. This book attempts to examine the multiple layers of meaning, the complex narrative technique, the continuous time-space shifts, the motifs and metaphors, history and subversion of history, the personal and the public concerns and many more aspects of his novels. The book will be a valuable addition in understanding his writings and will be of help to students, research scholars and teachers.