In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale - Paperback
by Amitav Ghosh
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Availability:In StockContributor:Amitav GhoshSeries:Vintage Departures #0000Publish date:1994-03-29Pages:400
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679727835ISBN-10:679727833UPC:9780679727835Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle East, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:EgyptSize:7.84 x 5.66 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCRG53A8BE
In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale
Once upon a time, an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out as an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth-century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought to re-create the life of his Indian predecessor, he found himself immersed in...
Series: Vintage Departures #0000
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780679727835ISBN-10:679727833UPC:9780679727835Book Category:Travel, HistoryBook Subcategory:Middle East, Essays & TraveloguesBook Topic:EgyptSize:7.84 x 5.66 x 0.88 inchesWeight:0.6614Product ID:SCRG53A8BE
Amitav Ghosh was born in Calcutta and spent his childhood in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and northern India. He studied in Delhi and Egypt and at Oxford and taught at various Indian and American universities. The author of five non-fiction books and eight acclaimed novels, Ghosh has also written for Granta, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The Observer. He lives in New York City with his wife...
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