In an Antique Land
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DESCRIPTION :
In an Antique Land is a subversive history in the guise of a traveller's tale. When the author stumbles across a slave narrative in the margins of an ancient text, his curiosity is piqued. What follows is a ten year search, which brings author and slave together across 800 hundred years of colonial history. Bursting with anecdote and exuberant detail, it offers a magical, intimate biography of the private life of a country, Egypt, from the Crusades to Operation Desert Storm.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
DIMENSION : 140 mm x 138 mm
WEIGHT : 320 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
In an Antique Land is a subversive history in the guise of a traveller's tale. When the author stumbles across a slave narrative in the margins of an ancient text, his curiosity is piqued. What follows is a ten year search, which brings author and slave together across 800 hundred years of colonial history. Bursting with anecdote and exuberant detail, it offers a magical, intimate biography of the private life of a country, Egypt, from the Crusades to Operation Desert Storm.
PRODUCT DETAILS :
| ISBN : 9781847081940 | |
| BY (AUTHOR) Ghosh, Amitav | |
| PUBLISHER : Granta Books | PUBLICATION DATE : January 05, 2012 |
| COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Granta Books |
| LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
| PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback | |
WEIGHT : 320 g
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies