Amitav Ghosh Books in Order
Amitav Ghosh has written 21 books, published between 1986 and 2026. The first book is The Circle of Reason (1986) and the newest is Ghost-Eye (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 21
- Published
- 1986–2026
- Pages on record
- 5,274 in 15 of 21 books
- Reading time
- 88–132 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,274 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 21 titles with a page count on record.
In 2018 Amitav Ghosh won the 54th Jnanpith award, the top literary prize in India. Born on 11 July 1956, Ghosh builds novels with layered narrative methods that question identity, both national and personal, with a particular focus on South Asia. Colonialism and climate change are subjects of both the historical novels and the non-fiction. Ghosh attended The Doon School in Dehradun, completed a doctorate in social anthropology at Oxford, and worked for the Indian Express in New Delhi as well as in universities. The catalogue lists 21 titles from The Circle of Reason (1986) to Ghost-Eye (2026), including The Shadow Lines (1988), The Glass Palace (2000) and The Hungry Tide (2004). The Ibis Trilogy is also listed, and the opium trade appears in the subject tags.
How many Amitav Ghosh books are there?
Amitav Ghosh has 21 books, released between 1986 and 2026. 3 of them belong to the Ibis Trilogy series.
Amitav Ghosh Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 21 Amitav Ghosh books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 1The Circle of Reason1986 · 423 pages · confirmed 2/419864232/4
- 2The Shadow Lines1988 · 246 pages · confirmed 2/419882462/4
- 3In an Antique Land1993 · 393 pages · confirmed 2/419933932/4
- 4The Calcutta Chromosome1996 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/419963082/4
- 5Dancing in Cambodia, at Large in Burma1998 · 114 pages · confirmed 2/419981142/4
- 6The Glass Palace2000 · 512 pages · confirmed 2/420005122/4
- 7The Imam and the Indian - Prose Pieces2002 · confirmed 2/42002–2/4
- 8The Hungry Tide2004 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/420043522/4
- 9Incendiary Circumstances2005 · 305 pages · confirmed 2/420053052/4
- 1020085432/4
- 11Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays2008 · confirmed 2/42008–2/4
- 12Countdown2010 · confirmed 2/42010–2/4
- 1320115212/4
- 1420156242/4
- 1520161962/4
- 16Gun Island2019 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/420193132/4
- 17Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sunderban2021 · 88 pages · confirmed 2/42021882/4
- 18The Nutmeg's Curse2021 · 336 pages · confirmed 2/420213362/4
- 20Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment2025 · confirmed 2/42025–2/4
- 21Ghost-Eye2026 · confirmed 2/42026–2/4
Amitav Ghosh books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Ibis Trilogy in order
3 booksBerlin Family Lectures in order
1 bookStandalone books
17 books17 Amitav Ghosh titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Amitav Ghosh books in order?
You only need to read Amitav Ghosh books in order within the Ibis Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 21 Amitav Ghosh books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Amitav Ghosh
Start with The Circle of Reason (1986), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Amitav Ghosh book?
Ghost-Eye (2026) is the newest Amitav Ghosh book released so far.
Is there a new Amitav Ghosh book coming?
No next Amitav Ghosh book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Amitav Ghosh has won
Wikidata records 5 awards and 3 nominations for Amitav Ghosh. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Asian American Literary Awards2007Won
- Arthur C. Clarke Award1997Wonfor The Calcutta Chromosome
- Prix Médicis étranger1990Wonfor The Circle of Reason
- Sahitya Akademi Award in English1989Wonfor The Shadow Lines
- Ananda Puraskar1989Won
- Booker Prize2008Shortlistedfor Sea of Poppies
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel1998Shortlistedfor The Calcutta Chromosome
- Arthur C. Clarke Award1997Shortlistedfor The Calcutta Chromosome
Amitav Ghosh at a glance
- Still publishing
- Amitav Ghosh published a book as recently as 2026.
- Release pace
- Amitav Ghosh books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 5,274 pages across the 15 of 21 books with a recorded length, a median of 336 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Amitav Ghosh books, 6 of 21, were published in the 2000s.
What the Amitav Ghosh books are about
16 of the 21 Amitav Ghosh books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: history is tagged on 3 of 16. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- History 3 of 16 books
- Opium trade 3 of 16 books
- Travel 3 of 16 books
- Biography 2 of 16 books
- Domestic fiction 2 of 16 books
- FICTION / Literary 2 of 16 books
- Political science 2 of 16 books
- Sailors 2 of 16 books
- Social conditions 2 of 16 books