Wild Fictions: Essays published in January 2025, is written by which author?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is (c) Amitav Ghosh

Explanation:

• Amitav Ghosh, the Jnanpith award-winning author, released his latest collection of essays titled Wild Fictions in January 2025.
• The book explores the relationship between humanity, climate change, and the power of storytelling in the modern world.
• Ghosh is known for his deep engagement with environmental themes, previously seen in works like The Great Derangement and The Nutmeg’s Curse.
• The essays in Wild Fictions critique how modern fiction often fails to capture the scale of the ecological crisis.
• The book has been highly acclaimed by critics for its erudition and urgent message regarding the planetary future.

• Amitav Ghosh was the first English-language writer to be honored with the Jnanpith Award in 2018.
• His famous works include the Ibis Trilogy (Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire).

• She is a prominent journalist and author of Left, Right and Centre: The Idea of India, but not this 2025 essay collection.

• An emerging novelist known for One Small Voice; he focuses more on contemporary fiction rather than environmental essays of this type.

• A lawyer and legal scholar who writes on constitutional law and speculative fiction (e.g., The Wall), but did not author Wild Fictions.