(toskanews) – Amitav Ghosh he is one of the most important Indian writers, known throughout the world and for years committed to the theme of climate crisiswhich day after day confirms itself as the most relevant urgency of our time. Also his next novel, Ghost Eyewill deal with the fragility of our planet, along with a story of reincarnations and futures in the past. Which ultimately are leading us, according to the writer, to «accelerate the race towards the abyss».
«We are simply falling down the path of extractivism – said Ghosh -. Except now there is a certain rhetoric greenwashing about it. And this rhetoric has been completely adopted by politicians, who have become very adept at this.”
The ghost eye of the novel’s title refers to the ability to grasp even the possibilities that are not seen. But today’s world seems to be moving in only one direction. «I think there is an increasingly more atmosphere repressive all over the world – he added -. The crackdown on free speech we’ve seen in Europe and America in the last two years it is stunning. You simply can’t believe it.”
Ghosh talks about the emergence of gods right-wing movementsas well as left-wing anger and desperation due to the extreme anxiety gripping young people. And it is inevitable to ask questions about responsibilities. «A generation ago – concluded Amitav Ghosh – young people asked their parents: “What did you do during the war?”. I believe my grandson’s generation will ask: “What did you do when the world was on fire?”. At least he will know that I was thinking about these things.”
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