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First published 28 march 2003 accessed 22 september 2010. In an antique land is written by the anthropologist, amitav ghosh and the publishers marketed it as a subversive history in the guise of a travelers tale a magical, intimate biography of a country, egypt, from the crusades to desert storm. Written after the success of ghoshs first two books, the circle of. We specialize in making it easier for you to get the books you need. Share in an antique land by amitav ghosh book the fast. Both these books deal, in part, with the view of daily life which was revealed to historians by the unexpected survival of waste paper old shopping lists, letters, and other detritus of daily life in the dry egyptian air. Free download or read online the shadow lines pdf epub book.

Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. In it ghosh described his experiences in a rural egyptian village in the early 1980s, when he went there as an academic researcher, and in the late 1980s, when he returned there. As the reader quickly discovers, ghosh in this book works with three narratives. In an antique land is considered to be a stylistically curious book. The book examines ghoshs own heritage and experience beside the culture of both ancient and contemporary egypt, and the story of a. We also carry a large selection of autocad and land development desktop ldd books for the surveying professional. His curiosity piqued even illdefined, the slaves presence in the records of medieval. He ends his book by returning to egypt seven years after leaving to see how the. To me, saying the travelers land is antique means it is oldfashioned and no longer worth anything except as a memory. The lowestpriced item that has been used or worn previously. Jane austen pride and prejudice 1968 vintage hard cover.

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Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. In an antique land is essentially an autobiographical account of indian social. The first edition of the novel was published in 1988, and was written by amitav ghosh. Enrolled as a culturalanthropology graduate student at the university of alexandria, ghosh settled in 1980 into the egyptian farming village of lataifa. In an antique land, desicritics, february 24, 2010. Anthropology, antique land, historical, indefatigable, narrative, diaspora, culture. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 400 pages and is available in paperback format.

In an antique land is a brilliant hybrid, a subversive history in the guise of a travellers tale. We can also put the digitizing, framing, and hosting services together for a. So what we see in the book is how he navigates these places, whom he meets, what sort of conversations he has and so forth. Before the first century ad introduced the techincal advances of the codex, the written word was preserved on clay tablets and parchment scrolls. At the age of six he began with sea shells, and soon graduated to coins, the gateway drug. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The history of books is as old as the history of thought. I met a traveller in an antique land by connie willis. The books stunning denouement concerns the successful plot devised by the author and his third friend, now a manhattan assistant da, to free the two killers and to exact revenge against the remaining exguards who had scarred their lives so irrevocably. Land of cotton marketplace is located in the heart of wrens. Comment on the phrase antique land in shelleys ozymandias. Explore unique, collectible and unusual items from the finest booksellers in the world.

Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. From beloved, multipleawardwinning, new york times bestselling author connie willis comes i met a traveller in an antique land, a novella about the irreplaceable magic of books. The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect books is called a bibliophile book collecting can be easy and inexpensive. Chalmers, claire anthropology as cultural translation. The book has been awarded with sahitya akademi award 1989. We scoured our vast selection of vintage books for the most beautiful dust jackets, and soon discovered that selecting just 30 was a nearly impossible task. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far.

Christopher clark recommends in an antique land, by amitav ghosh. In an antique land the cover proclaims iaal history in the guise of a travellers tale, and the multigeneric book moves back and forth between ghoshs. It is a story of ghoshs research that takes him from england to various obscure places in egypt. In an antique land is an inspired work that transcends genres as deftly as it does eras, weaving an entrancing and intoxicating spell. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Interesting memoir of the authors time spent in egypt and the people he met there. Once upon a time an indian writer named amitav ghosh set out to.

In it ghosh described his experiences in a rural egyptian village in the early 1980s, when he went there as an academic researcher, and in the late. The novella i met a traveller in an antique land title taken from the shelley poem ozymandias is a meditation my enthusiasm dates back to when i read my first connie willis book, doomsday book. Pdf the shadow lines book by amitav ghosh free download. The cover proclaims iaal history in the guise of a travellers tale, and the multigeneric book moves back and forth between ghoshs experience living in small villages and towns in the nile delta and his reconstruction of a jewish trader and his slaves lives in the eleventh century from documents from. In an antique land reaches back to a 12thcentury cosmopolitan world linking arabs, jews and south asians, a world not yet structured by five. The book is is in good condition with some wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Land surveying books are an essential element of selfstudy for the professional land surveyors exams, land surveyor in training exam, civil engineering exams, and for valuable information about land surveying history and principles. The state of iowa collection contains 4,548 atlases spanning 153 years of growth and development 1855 through 2008. Amitav ghosh was able in this book to present to the reader a completely different text than the traditional ethnographic texts. Once upon a time, an indian writer named amitav ghosh set out as an indian.

Other articles where in an antique land is discussed. Ghosh and his wife, deborah baker, live in new york with their two children. Here within are found books rare and ancient, starting with the earliest printed works encompassing incunabula, 15th century. In an antique land is essentially an autobiographical account of indian social anthropologist amitav ghoshs quest to discover scarce and exceptional pieces of egyptian history, including letters. Introduction amitav ghoshs in an antique land is an unusually constructed book that deals with themes of historical and cultural displacement, alienation, something we might call subaltern. Vintage book alexandre dumas adventure novel russian literature. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 246 pages and is available in paperback format. Iowa antique maps and historical atlases historic map works. In an antique land by amitav ghosh is half historical narrative, half anthropological study of a small town in egypt, where ghosh spent time as a young graduate student studying the lost city of alexandria. Others are rare antique maps, part of the collection by an exclusive arrangement with the osher map. Rare and antique books is a leading online book dealer specialising in highly collectable rare books, particularly classic, childrens and modern first editions.

A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. The anthropological and indefatigable research of amitav. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. This selection ranges from 1917 to 1969, and really is. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send. This book takes its title from the first line of shelleys poem ozymandias. Search for library items search for lists search for. Ghosh also wrote in an antique land 1992, a book that straddles several genrestravel writing, autobiography, memoirand blurs fiction and nonfiction. The main characters of this history, non fiction story are. Its fundamental strength and the feature that sets it apart from similar studies is its methodology. Learn about living in the country on a bit of land that lets you grow stuff and raise bees, english style. Amitav ghosh in an antique land posted december 3, 2009 by tom thumb an indian anthropologist made fun of by the egyptians.

He is a real master of story telling and character creation. Within the atlases are 305,709 historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Once upon a time an indian writer named amitav ghosh set out to find an indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the middle east. The circle of reason, the shadow lines and in an antique land and has written for the new yorker, granta, the new republic and the new york times. I read in an antique land because i greatly admire amitav ghoshs novels, and wanted to read more of him. It is a story of ghoshs research that takes him from england to. Rare books for sale, buy antique books from alibris.