The Circle of Reason (novel)
First UK edition | |
| Author | Amitav Ghosh |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Hamish Hamilton (UK) Viking Press (US) |
Publication date | 1986 |
| Publication place | India |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-0618329625 |
The Circle of Reason is the first novel by Indian writer Amitav Ghosh. It was published in 1986. It follows a young Indian protagonist who is eventually suspected of being a terrorist, following an explosion. He must leave India for northern Africa and the Middle East to find safety. Blending elements of fable and picaresque fiction, this book is distinctly postcolonial in its marginalization of Europe and postmodern in its nonlinear structure and thick intertextuality.