Nominee · Locus Awards 1998
The Calcutta Chromosome
by Amitav Ghosh
1995 novel by Amitav Ghosh
A computer operator in New York stumbles on information regarding an experiment in 1895 Calcutta to change people. In the experiment, mosquitos were used to transfer chromosomes from one person to another.
Synopsis from Open Library.
- Language
- English
- Genre
- thriller
- Pages
- 309
- ISBN
- 9788433908421
- Subjects
- Fiction, Predestination in fiction, Predestination, India in fiction, Fiction in Italian, Scientists, Fiction, medical, Fiction, thrillers, general
Locus Awards 1998
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