The Calcutta Chromosome (1995), a novel exploring past and future, was written by:
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Correct answer: B. Amitav Ghosh
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Amitav Ghosh's The Calcutta Chromosome: A Novel of Fevers, Delirium and Discovery (1995) reworks Ronald Ross's malaria research as a science-fiction mystery; it won the Arthur C. Clarke Award (1997).
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