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The Calcutta Chromosome

Amitav Ghosh

First published 1996
Publisher Ravi Dayal
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
ISBN 8175300051
Cover art Shamshad Husain
Pages 256

Notes

First published in India (Ravi Dayal, 1996) (Locus 1 states 1996, although the first edition itself makes no claim of date other than the copyright date, which is 1996.)


From title page: "RAVI DAYAL Publisher [over] Delhi" Copyright page contains no date beyond the statement of copyright: "© AMITAV GHOSH 1996". Husain is credited with both "Jacket illustration and design" on the back cover of the dust jacket. Price is listed on the inside front dust jacket flap.

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Awards

Year Award Category Status
1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award Best Science Fiction Novel Winner
1998 Locus Poll Award Best SF Novel Nominee/Finalist

Other Editions

Title Year Publisher Format Type Catalog ID Cover Artist Pages
The Calcutta Chromosome 1996 Alfred A. Knopf Canada Hardcover Novel 309
The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium and Discovery Cover 1997 Picador Trade Paperback Novel Jason Love 308
The Calcutta Chromosome Cover 1997 Avon Books Hardcover Novel 311
The Calcutta Chromosome 1998 Bard / Avon Books Paperback Novel Jason Love 306
The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium & Discovery Cover 2001 Perennial / HarperCollins Trade Paperback Novel 311
The Calcutta Chromosome Cover 2008 Penguin Books India Hardcover Novel 264
The Calcutta Chromosome Cover 2011 John Murray eBook Novel Upperhall
The Calcutta Chromosome Cover 2011 John Murray Trade Paperback Novel Upperhall 307