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 him...
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 those of his modern Egyptian neighbors.
Combining shrewd observations with painstaking historical research, Ghosh serves up skeptics and holy men, merchants and sorcerers. Some of these figures are real, some only imagine, but all emerge as vividly as the characters in a great novel. In an Antique Land is an inspired work that transcends genres as deftly as it does eras, weaving an entrancing and intoxicating spell.
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 C...
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 and two children. His titles Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke, and Flood of Fire received critical acclaim.
Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove wi...Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove with just enough water for yourself.' (展开)
Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove wi...Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove with just enough water for yourself.' (展开)
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0 有用 小红帽 2014-07-09 04:44:46
the anonymity of history
0 有用 #ArtfulDodger# 2011-12-01 08:27:15
rewriting history and repositing binary oppositions.
0 有用 香槟塔 2020-04-26 06:00:11
很少有关于埃及的书，不是通过“西方眼光”的坐标来写的。因为几乎所有作者都忍不住在写埃及的时候提到法老和古埃及文明。可是现在的埃及又有多少与古埃及相似呢？现在的埃及人又在乎古埃及文明吗？
0 有用 ellen 2011-06-17 21:56:17
个人觉得是Amitav Ghosh最好的一本书
0 有用 张游 2021-11-23 04:50:59
Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove wi... Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove with just enough water for yourself.' (展开)
0 有用 恩醯NX 2023-03-02 23:21:40 德国
标题出自英国诗人雪莱的《奥兹曼迪亚斯》：“我遇见一位来自古国的旅人/他说：有两条巨大的石腿/半掩于沙漠之间/近旁的沙土中，有一张破碎的石脸/抿着嘴，蹙着眉，面孔依旧威严”（杨绛译文）。 这首创作于1817年的诗是雪莱最著名的十四行诗之一，也是那一年，这尊著名雕像的残余部分从中东运到英国。正如这首诗的“我”遇到了一个旅行者在遥远的沙漠之中讲述自己的旅程那般，本书的作者也遇到了一个12世纪的埃及商人在... 标题出自英国诗人雪莱的《奥兹曼迪亚斯》：“我遇见一位来自古国的旅人/他说：有两条巨大的石腿/半掩于沙漠之间/近旁的沙土中，有一张破碎的石脸/抿着嘴，蹙着眉，面孔依旧威严”（杨绛译文）。 这首创作于1817年的诗是雪莱最著名的十四行诗之一，也是那一年，这尊著名雕像的残余部分从中东运到英国。正如这首诗的“我”遇到了一个旅行者在遥远的沙漠之中讲述自己的旅程那般，本书的作者也遇到了一个12世纪的埃及商人在芒格洛尔讲述自己的贸易之旅，而作为读者的我们也遇到了一个80年代的博士生在埃及乡村讲述自己的留学研究经历。很喜欢作者参与式的观察和幽默日常的笔触，让我对印度和埃及这两个比较陌生的国度、对中世纪印度洋和奴隶制的历史有了粗浅的认知和想继续探索的兴趣。 (展开)
0 有用 张游 2021-11-23 04:50:59
Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove wi... Suddenly, as I was spooning tea into my kettle, he spoke up, interrupting Isma'il. 'It must make you think of all the people you left at home,' he said to me, 'When you put that kettle on the stove with just enough water for yourself.' (展开)
0 有用 香槟塔 2020-04-26 06:00:11
很少有关于埃及的书，不是通过“西方眼光”的坐标来写的。因为几乎所有作者都忍不住在写埃及的时候提到法老和古埃及文明。可是现在的埃及又有多少与古埃及相似呢？现在的埃及人又在乎古埃及文明吗？
0 有用 「青空暮云」 2019-12-17 15:14:40
“而他们仿佛在等红海再次分开。”这个结尾太好了。一个古时的故事和一个现代的，祛魅的世界...这种以地点而非时间穿起的叙述方式也很有趣。穿越所有时间和空间去寻找某人一生的故事的故事，这太浪漫了。
0 有用 O͛L͛I͛V͛I͛A͛ 2019-05-07 20:14:55
大一读这些书云里雾里 现在回过头来看 真是everything is connected 啊