In An Antique Land

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Sinopsis

"In An Antique Land" is a subversive, genre-defying masterpiece that seamlessly blends travel writing, history, anthropology, and memoir. Renowned author Amitav Ghosh takes readers on a captivating journey across time, weaving his own experiences as a young Indian anthropologist living in a rural Egyptian village during the 1980s with a centuries-old historical detective story. Through meticulous research of medieval manuscripts found in the Cairo Genizah, Ghosh reconstructs the fascinating life of Abraham Ben Yiju, a 12th-century Jewish merchant, and his Indian slave, Bomma. Rich in human empathy, cultural insight, and narrative depth, Ghosh paints a brilliant portrait of the long-standing, interconnected relationships between the Middle East and India before Western colonialism redefined the region.