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In an antique land

In an antique land

Amitav Ghosh · 1992 · 393 pages

BiographyJewish merchantsSlavesTravelJourneysDescription and travel

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Packed With Anecdote And Exuberant Detail, In An Antique Land Provides Magical And Intimate Insights Into Egypt From The Crusades To Operation Desert Storm. It Exposes The Indistinguishable And Intertwining Ties That Bind Together India And Egypt, Hindus And Muslims And Jews. By Combining Fiction, History, Travel Writing And Anthropology, To Create A Single Seamless Work Of Imagination, Ghosh Characteristically Makes Us Rethink The Political Boundaries That Divide The World And The Generic Boundaries That Divide Narratives. &Nbsp;

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