Kunal Basu discusses and signs his novel November 18, 2003

$8
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Pre-talk reception at 6 p.m.
Kunal Basu is the International Visiting Artist 2003-2004 of the University
of Georgia?s Center for the Humanities and Arts. He is a novelist
and a fellow of Strategic Marketing at Oxford University, England.
Kunal Basu is the author of two historical novels?The Opium Clerk, a
19th century tale about an Indian clerk in the service of the British Empire,
unquestioningly and passively participating in the nefarious opium
trade, and The Miniaturist, a story about a miniature painter?s love for
his art and for his patron Akbar, the 16th century Mughal emperor of
India. The novels have received over 80 excellent reviews. The Opium
Clerk has sold over 10,000 copies and is awaiting its second UK printing.
A third novel, about 19th century scientists in London and Florence, and
a book of short stories will be ready for publication in 2004.