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Amitav Ghosh Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Amitav Ghosh in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 24 books / 6 series

Indian author best known for the Ibis Trilogy, including *Sea of Poppies*. A recipient of the Jnanpith Award and the Padma Shri, his works explore colonialism and climate change. This page provides the Amitav Ghosh books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.

Books by Amitav Ghosh in Publication Order

1986 The Circle of Reason POoSN / 1 Buy
1988 The Shadow Lines POoSN / 2 Buy
1993 In an Antique Land POoNB / 1 Buy
1996 The Calcutta Chromosome POoSN / 3 Buy
1998 Dancing in Cambodia, at Large in Burma POoNB / 2 Buy
2000 The Glass Palace POoSN / 4 Buy
2002 The Imam and the Indian - Prose Pieces POoNB / 3 Buy
2004 The Hungry Tide POoSN / 5 Buy
2005 Incendiary Circumstances POoNB / 4 Buy
2008 Sea of Poppies POoITB / 1 Buy
2008 Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays POoNB / 5 Buy
2010 Countdown POoNB / 6 Buy
2011 River of Smoke POoITB / 2 Buy
2015 Flood of Fire POoITB / 3 Buy
2016 The Great Derangement POoBFLB / 1 Buy
2018 America, Compromised(By: Lawrence Lessig) POoBFLB / 2 Buy
2019 Gun Island POoSN / 6 Buy
2021 Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sunderban(With: Salman Toor) POoPC / 1 Buy
2021 Black Paper(By: Teju Cole) POoBFLB / 3 Buy
2021 Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus(By: Jonathan Lear,Danielle S. Allen) POoBFLB / 4 Buy
2021 The Nutmeg's Curse POoNB / 8 Buy
2024 Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories POoNB / 9 Buy
2025 Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment POoC / 1 Buy
2026 Ghost-Eye POoSN / 7 Buy

Complete Amitav Ghosh Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Ibis Trilogy Reading Order 3 books / 2008-2015
01 Sea of Poppies 2008 Buy
02 River of Smoke 2011 Buy
03 Flood of Fire 2015 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 8 books / 1993-2024
01 In an Antique Land 1993 Buy
02 Dancing in Cambodia, at Large in Burma 1998 Buy
03 The Imam and the Indian - Prose Pieces 2002 Buy
04 Incendiary Circumstances 2005 Buy
05 Dancing in Cambodia and Other Essays 2008 Buy
06 Countdown 2010 Buy
08 The Nutmeg's Curse 2021 Buy
09 Smoke and Ashes: Opium's Hidden Histories 2024 Buy
Standalone Reading Order 7 books / 1986-2026
01 The Circle of Reason 1986 Buy
02 The Shadow Lines 1988 Buy
03 The Calcutta Chromosome 1996 Buy
04 The Glass Palace 2000 Buy
05 The Hungry Tide 2004 Buy
06 Gun Island 2019 Buy
07 Ghost-Eye 2026 Buy
01 The Great Derangement 2016 Buy
02 America, Compromised(By: Lawrence Lessig) 2018 Buy
03 Black Paper(By: Teju Cole) 2021 Buy
04 Democracy in the Time of Coronavirus(By: Jonathan Lear,Danielle S. Allen) 2021 Buy
01 Wild Fictions: Essays on Literature, Empire, and the Environment 2025 Buy
01 Jungle Nama: A Story of the Sunderban(With: Salman Toor) 2021 Buy

Where to start with Amitav Ghosh

What is the best order to read Amitav Ghosh books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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