This collection of thirteen essays by scholars from across the globe examines The Shadow Lines, Amitav Ghosh’s fascinating, and arguably his finest, novel from disparate points of view. Ghosh’s engaging perspective on the postcolonial South Asia as well as his innovative narrative craft has been analysed by these perceptive readers from the lens of latest critical theories. With a crisp overview of Ghosh’s concerns in the Introduction and a comprehensive bibliography (including a “webliography”), this anthology offers fresh insights into Ghosh’s novel.