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Loading... The Calcutta Chromosomeby Amitav Ghosh
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  codeeater | Nov 15, 2009 |  When I started this book, I thought it would be a captivating read. After all, a plot based on an IT worker trying to trace a lost UN scientist who went to Calcutta to find the story behind the discovery of the cause of malaria promises lots of geeky fun. I was indeed captivated for the first half of the book. But somehow, the plot lost steam until I was left wondering if I could be bothered to read the last two chapters. (  ) solri | Sep 10, 2009 | It's not without its problems, but its strengths are striking. I'm not sure I was entirely happy with the ending, but what feminist historian of medicine cannot love a book in which a dim Robert Ross is led to the mosquito theory of transmission of malaria by the (aged, female) sweeper in his Indian laboratory? booksofcolor | Jul 10, 2009 | Dream, nightmare, reality? Regardless, it is a blur - Here is an excerpt: http://www.purao.net/wiki/CalcuttaChr... (  ) sandeep-purao | Jan 25, 2009 | This book did not hit the mark for me, although I've read several of the author's other books, this is probably my least favorite so far. It may be the genre that is unappealing. (  ) pecospearl | Jul 31, 2007 |  no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0380813947, Paperback)The Calcutta Chromosome is one of those books that's marketed as a mainstream thriller even though it is an excellent science fiction novel (It won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award). The main character is a man named Antar, whose job is to monitor a somewhat finicky computer that sorts through mountains of information. When the computer finds something it can't catalog, it brings the item to Antar's attention. A string of these seemingly random anomalies puts Antar on the trail of a man named Murugan, who disappeared in Calcutta in 1995 while searching for the truth behind the discovery of the cure for malaria. This search for Murugan leads, in turn, to the discovery of the Calcutta Chromosome, which can shift bits of personality from one person to another. That's when things really get interesting.(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:57:55 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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