About the Author

The author was born in India of Burmese parents. Educated in India and Britain, he now lives in New York.

Reviews

‘A distinctive voice, polished and profound’ TLS 'Ambitious, multigenerational, The Glass Palace is akin to a 19th century Russian novel…a rich, layered epic that probes the meaning of identity and homeland.' LA Times 'An absorbing story of a world in transition, brought to life through characters who love and suffer with equal intensity.’ JM Coetzee 'A Doctor Zhivago for the Far East.' The Independent 'Ghosh has established himself as one of the finest prose writers of his generation of Indians writing in English' Financial Times