Question
In a novel set in this region, Piyali Roy is thrown into crocodile-infested waters while searching for a rare and endangered dolphin species. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this region featured in the novel The Hungry Tide. While in this region, the protagonist of another novel encounters a King Cobra while in an ancient shrine dedicated to Manasa Devi.
ANSWER: Sundarbans [prompt on Bengal, Bay of Bengal, or West Bengal]
[10m] The mangrove forests of the Sundarbans feature heavily in novels like Gun Island by an author with this surname and first name Amitav, whose Ibis Trilogy includes Sea of Poppies.
ANSWER: Ghosh [or Amitav Ghosh]
[10e] In this novel, Saleem wanders into an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Kali while lost in the Sundarbans. This novel begins with the moment of Saleem’s birth, which coincides with the independence of India.
ANSWER: Midnight’s Children
<Khushi Umarwadia, World Literature>
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