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Amitav Ghosh's manuscript sealed in Norway for 100 years
The Indian author is the 12th writer selected for the century-long literary project.
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Ankita Baidya - Mon, 29, Jun 2026
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Author Amitav Ghosh hands over his manuscript during a Future Library ceremony. / X/@norwayinindia
Indian author Amitav Ghosh handed over his manuscript, 'Letter to My Grandson', to Norway's Future Library project on June 28 during a ceremony at the residence of Norway's Ambassador to India, May-Elin Stener. The event was organized in collaboration with HarperCollins India.
The Future Library project invites one writer each year to contribute an original manuscript that will remain sealed and unread for 100 years. The manuscripts will be published in 2114 in a limited-edition anthology using paper made from 1,000 trees planted in Oslo's Nordmarka forest when the project was launched. Until then, they are stored in a specially designed Silent Room at the Deichman Bjørvika public library in Oslo.
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The project was conceived by Scottish artist Katie Paterson in 2014 and is managed by the Future Library Trust with support from the City of Oslo.
Ghosh is the 12th writer to contribute to the project, joining authors including Margaret Atwood, Ocean Vuong, Han Kang and Elif Shafak. The Future Library Trust selects one writer each year based on their contribution to literature or poetry and the ability of their work to resonate with future generations.
In a statement published on the Future Library's website, Ghosh described the invitation as "a profound honour and a humbling act of trust," adding that the project "compels us to think beyond our lifetimes, to imagine readers who have not yet been born."
Renowned Indian writer @amitav_ghosh1 handed over his manuscript ‘Letter to My Grandson’ to Norway's @futurelibraryno in a beautiful ceremony today. @annebeatehovind https://t.co/9AlfK969LE pic.twitter.com/Bv7VvM20yF
— Norway in India (@norwayinindia) June 28, 2026
He also highlighted the project's connection to forests, saying he has long written about the Sundarbans, the mangrove forest of the Ganges delta, and described it as "an exciting challenge to make a connection between the forests of the far north and those of the tropics, at this time of extreme planetary crisis."
Following the ceremony, Ambassador May-Elin Stener wrote on X that the event was "a fantastic way to bring together literature, nature and long-term thinking" and "a special evening celebrating writing, sustainability and trust in the future." Future Library Director Anne Beate Hovind also attended the handover ceremony.
Ghosh's works include The Circle of Reason, Sea of Poppies, The Hungry Tide and Gun Island, several of which are set in the Sundarbans delta.
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