In An Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2017On March 3rd

those around us

tracing the story of how a bitter

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Richly illustrated with production stills and numerous sketches by Ray

In An Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKERIn an Antique Land is the story of two Indians in Egypt: Bomma, a slave brought there by his Jewish master who came to India in the twelfth century, and Amitav Ghosh, who finds himself tracing Bomma's story in 1980. Interspersing his quest with accounts of his stay in 'Masr' and the people he met, Ghosh weaves together a narrative packed with exuberant detail, exposing ties that have bound together India and Egypt, and Hindus and Muslims and Jews,