throws in some Indiana Jones-style encounters with tigers and crocodiles" and concluded "Like the elusive appearances of the river dolphins, the pattern of the novel can occasionally seem erratic, but vigilance is rewarded." In The Independent, Krishna Dutta compared the book to Manik Banerjee's The Boatman of Padma and Samaresh Basu's Ganga, but was mixed on Ghosh's attempts to convey Indian cultural and linguistic references to a broad audience. The novel won the 2004 Crossword Book Prize and was among the final nominees for the 2006 Kiriyama Prize. Saswat S. Das discussed the book as exploring themes of "home" and "homelessness" in a 2006 article in Indian Literature. The book's title was referenced in a 2016 scientific article about climate change in Bangladesh in Climate Change Economics. See also Canning, South 24 Parganas Gosaba Tiger attacks in the Sundarbans References External links Review of the novel by Supriya Chaudhuri 2004 Indian novels Novels by Amitav Ghosh Novels set in West Bengal Indian historical novels in English Fiction about dolphins Environmental fiction books Novels set in San Diego Novels set in India