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In an Antique Land

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by Amitav Ghosh

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why is this book the lowest rated among the works of Amitav Ghosh ?
Lori It's not fiction. It's an unusual format half memoir/travel, half biography of a prosperous Jewish trader in the Cairo to India area around 11oo AD. I…moreIt's not fiction. It's an unusual format half memoir/travel, half biography of a prosperous Jewish trader in the Cairo to India area around 11oo AD. I don't think there's very much, if any, fiction. This is what Ghosh did and the history seems correct, plus he cites tons of research. (less)
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