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020 _a9780143066552
040 _cYeshi
082 _aFIC GHO
100 _aGhosh, Amitav.
245 _aThe Calcutta chromosome :
_ba novel of fevers, delirium and discovery /
_cAmitav Ghosh, .
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bPenguin Books,
_c2008.
300 _a262 p. :
_c20 cm.
520 _a A Victorian ghost story, a medical thriller and a scientific quest, this tale ranges from an unspecified time in the future, to the present day, to the late-19th century. The story unravels the mysteries surrounding the search for the Calcutta chromosome, a genetic strain guaranteeing immortality.
650 _vFiction.
_zIndia
650 _vFiction.
_xHistory
_y19th century
_zIndia
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