- Rajat Chaudhuri

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Amber Dusk by Rajat Chaudhuri

The book smells of Calcutta streets and resonates with the seductive tunes of Parisian nights. Robot oracles, the enigmatic photographer Valence Jourdain, a shadowy Blue Princess, Indian tribesmen and the mystical Lake Malaren colour this fascinating narrative, creating an edgy reality. The novel weaves together Calcutta and Paris and the lives and passions of the unforgettable characters that walk their streets. This is a story about love, loathing and beatitude and the quest for peace in a time of intolerance. The book has been described by a critic as `a memorable novel of East-West encounter' while a reviewer of a literary journal said this, `is a new kind of writing emerging within Indian English writing'.

Indialog (2007)

ISBN: 978-8184430080

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Reviews, notices, citations

The Telegraph
Indian Literature (Sahitya Akademi journal, May-June 2008) (Review)
Review by Prof Amitava Roy (Shakespeare Professor of English, Rabindra Bharati University)
JSTOR
NDTV
The Statesman
The Hindu
Deccan Herald (review, 3rd Feb, 2008)
Deccan Herald (notice)
Canon and Identity in IWE (Citation, Paper by Prof Niranjan Mohanty, Vishwa Bharati University)
Journal of Commonwealth Literature, Dec 2008 (Citation)The Asian Age
The Echo of India
Pre-release reviews
Vodafone Crossword Book Awards Longlist

Libraries
(Amber Dusk is in the collection of the following)
National Library, Calcutta
Parliament Library, New Delhi
Library of Congress
University of Iowa
University of London, SOAS
Columbia University in the City of New York
Cornell University Library
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of California, Berkley
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Texas
Zentralbibliothek Zurich
Niedersächsische Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek Göttingen

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Amazon
Amazon (India)

Oxford Bookstore

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Om Books
Indic House
Biblio.com
Flipkart

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Amber Dusk by Rajat Chaudhuri ISBN: 978-8184430080

Reviews

Reviews of Wonder Tales for a Warming Planet

`Perfect for classrooms, bedtime reading, or discussions about climate change, this book is an essential read for young minds ready to dream, question, and act.' The Pioneer

Reviews of Spellcasters

`Chaudhuri's prose is lucid; unexpected twists inform this part psycho-logical thriller and part climate fiction.' The Telegraph

`A novel the likes of which I have not read in recent times for the unusual themes it deals with, the almost dystopian, apocalyptic scenarios presented with felicitous ease' A.J. Thomas Outlook magazine

`A modern saga blending climate fiction with a sardonic take on city-bred consumerism.' Scroll

`Postmodern pastiche ...blending elements of thriller and fantasy.' - The Print/PTI

`An intricate spatio-temporal melange.' - Muse India

Reviews of Solarpunk Creatures

"With a colorful variety of tales of hope, community, and rebuilding, this will appeal to long-time solarpunk fans and newer readers alike" Publishers Weekly (PW Picks)

"A dazzling array of polyphonic voices building lives new, strange and infinitely wonderful. I strongly recommend inviting them all into your brain."
— Samit Basu (Blurb)

`This anthology brings out delectable futuristic stories as seen by a new subaltern - robots, animals, artificial intelligence, birds, trees and other creatures who have been rendered voiceless by humans."—Shweta Taneja (Blurb)

"A necessary collection for a time in the planet’s history when shifts in collective imagination are the need of the hour" - Scroll

Reviews of Multispecies Cities

Listed in `The Definitive Climate Fiction Reading List’' Grist (US)

`Joyously ambitious solarpunk ... excels when entwining relational nuance with keenly handled futurist ideas ... number of gems for fans of climate fiction' Publishers Weekly

`Filled with a polyphony of voices ... Engaging introduction' Leanne Ogasawara, Books on Asia (Japan)

Reviews of The Great Bengali Poetry Underground

`Excellent translation ... Hard to find flavour of a culture in ferment' Scroll

`Translator seems to have masterfully reproduced in English the sting and beat of the original Bengali versions' Indian Literature journal (Sahitya Akademi)

`What comes across in the translations, from the very beginning, are the poems' distinctive Bengali origin' Daily Star (Bangladesh)

`Social-existential cares are interwoven with allusions to local or national issues ... will subtly shift our perception as to the currents of Bengali underground poetry' New Indian Express

Reviews of Calcutta Nights

`Masterfully translated' The Telegraph

`Important from the point of view of culture studies' Indian Literature journal

`Fascinating as a document of the 20th century city' Trisha Gupta, India Today

`Flawless translation ... retains racy flavour' Sajni Mukherji, Outlook magazine

`Translator craftily balances archaic words with new ones, never upsetting the tonal authenticity of a period piece.' Scroll

`A unique cosmopolitan setting' Business Standard

`Excellent translation ... a crisp read' Ganesh Saili, New Indian Express

`A tale of beauty and decadence' South China Morning Post

`Interesting ... for readers interested in history and the Asian experience of transition to modernity.' Asian Review of Books, Hong Kong

`A guidebook to the dark dens of eeriness' Press Trust of India (PTI)

`What a punch this little volume packs' India Abroad News Service of India (IANS)

Reviews of The Butterfly Effect

`Propels the accumulated anxieties of a city into a shape-shifting future vortex' Anjana Basu, Outlook magazine

`Explores a Ballardian near-future' Amy Brady, Words Without Borders

`Genre-bending' Amy Brady, Houston Chronicle, USA

`Projects the tropes of a new politics of imagination ... a new eco-sophy is created'Krishnan Unni. P, Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi

`Indian novel's story parallels the deadly coronavirus outbreak' Times of India (news)

`Compelling' UNI

`A magic box ... brings Allan Poe to mind' Scroll

`Ten Works of Environmental Literature from Around the World' Book Riot, USA(listing)

`A wild ride, with brilliant and Ballardian descriptions' Eco-fiction

`Vivid storytelling dovetails with a playful structure' Bengaluru Review

`Fifty Must-Read Novels about Eco-Disaster' Book Riot, USA (listing)

`Around the World in 80 Books' Dragonfly Ecofiction (listing)

Reviews of The Best Asian Speculative Fiction

`A necessary and successful conglomerate' The Telegraph

`An important contribution to an ever-expanding and dynamic literary form' Southeast Asian Review of English (SARE), Malaysia

`More than just fantasy' Pune Mirror -Times of India (listing)

`South Asian Studies Summer Reading List', Prof Mou Banerjee, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (listing)

Reviews of Hotel Calcutta

`Sheer power of storytelling' The Telegraph

`A persuasive artist...Hotel Calcutta invites a hungry, urgent reading' Asian Review of Books

`A very innovative frame story' Journal of Commonwealth Literature

`An astounding work that interrogates the myriad surfaces of reality' Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi

`A dazzling "wall of stories" in Calcutta' The Sunday Guardian

`Very urban and 21st century' Sanjukta Dasgupta

`Chaudhuri tells us something also of the 'art' of the story.' Anu Kumar, The Thumb Print Magazine

`A web both classical and new.' Spark Magazine

`A writer to watch out for' Sushma Joshi, Kitaab

`His themes reveal a deep fascination with human response to the extraordinary’ Helter Skelter

Reviews of Calculus

`Might set a new trend in fiction writing' (in Bengali) Ekak Matra

Reviews of Amber Dusk

`A heady mix of experiences' The Telegraph

`A memorable novel of East-West encounter' Amitava Roy

`Another type of writing emerging within Indian English writing' Indian Literature, Sahitya Akademi (JSTOR)

`Praised for its evocation of Calcutta and Paris' Journal of Commonwealth Literature

`Surrealism explored ... A gifted writer of fiction' Deccan Herald

`A delicately crafted story about love, loathing and the quest for peace in a time of intolerance' The Statesman

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