Famous Indian author Amitav Ghosh has become the 12th participant in the "Library of the Future" project, through which he will create a book that can only be read in 2114. As reported by The Guardian, his manuscript will remain unavailable to readers for 89 years.

The project was initiated by Scottish artist Katie Peterson in 2014, when a thousand spruces were planted near Oslo. These trees will be used to print a hundred works collected in the anthology "Library of the Future" in a hundred years. Among the authors participating in the project are world-renowned writers such as Margaret Atwood, David Mitchell, Ocean Vuong, and Nobel laureate Han Kang. All texts are kept in a single copy in the "quiet room" of the Oslo public library.

Ghosh remarked that the invitation to participate in this project is a "deep honor and a moving act of trust." He added that the project prompts reflection on future readers who have not yet been born.

The author also emphasized the importance of the forest that underpins this project, recalling his works related to nature, such as "Gun Island" and "The Hungry Tide," which take place in the mangrove forests of Sundarbans. He said, "I am touched to be part of a work that intertwines ecology, literature, and patience on such a monumental scale."

Ghosh will present his manuscript in the forest of the "Library of the Future" in May or June 2026, when the title of the book will also be revealed. Amitav Ghosh is known as one of the most discussed contemporary Indian writers, with his most recognized works being "The Glass Palace" and the "Ibis Trilogy," in which the theme of the climate crisis is often raised.