Incendiary Circumstances

A journalist who “illuminates the human drama behind the headlines” writes about today’s dramatic events, from terrorist attacks to tsunamis ( Publishers Weekly ). “An uncannily honest writer,” Amitav Ghosh has published firsthand accounts of pivotal world events in publications including the New York Times , Granta , and the New Yorker ( The New York Times Book Review ) . This volume brings together the finest of these pieces, chronicling the turmoil of our times.   Incendiary Circumstance