“The Living Mountain: A Fable for Our Times”

Current Affairs (CAPF) Books & Authors

A new book titled “The Living Mountain”, authored by internationally acclaimed author Amitav Ghosh, is set to hit stands in January 2022.
The Jnanpith winning author has penned the book during the course of the pandemic, narrating how humans have systematically exploited nature, leading to an environmental collapse.
The book will be published by HarperCollins Publishers India.
It will also be published simultaneously in Hindi, and as an ebook and an audiobook.
The Living Mountain will narrate the story in the form of a fable.
The book is a tale about Mahaparbat, the Living Mountain; the indigenous valley dwellers who live and prosper in its shelter; the assault on the mountain for commercial benefit by the Anthropoi, humans whose sole aim is to reap the benefits of nature; and the disaster that unfolds as a result.