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Description edit
Reprint of a classic novel that makes the reader political boundaries and cultural assumptions. Excellent on history,Egyptian and Indian culture. by the author of Shadow lines and Glass Palace.
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Characters/People edit
- Abraham Ben Yiju: Add a description of this character.
- Shaikh Musa
- Khamees
- Nabeel
- Jabir
- Yasir
- Madmun
- Zaghloul
- Mohsin
- Schechter
- Mabrouk
- Amm Taha
- Mubashshir
- Ahmed
- Ustaz Mustafa
- Surur
- Sidi Abu-hasira
- Yusuf
- Khalaf
- Imam Ibrahim
- Hasan
- Masr
- Abu-ali
- Bomma
- Busaina
- Moshe
- Ismall
- Goitein
- Malabar
- Tulu
- Nashawy
- Ibn Jubair
- Mangalore
- Nair
- Adler
- Mohammad
- Muslim
- Sidi Abu-kanaka
- Al-hindi
- Lataifa
- Idris
- Ibn Battuta
Setting & Locations edit
- Egypt
- Indian Ocean
- Aden
- Cairo
- Damanhour
- Iraq
- Alexandria
- Middle East
- Babylon
- Europe
- Islam
- Sanskritic
- Sicily
- North Africa
- Fawzia
- Iran
- Cambridge
- Amitab
- Gujarat
- Badawy
- Middle Ages
- Ifriqiya
- Persian Gulf
- Calicut
- Yemen
- Ramadan
- Fustat
- Sparrow
- America
- Dhaka
- Magavira
- Tunisia
- Baghdad
- China
- Synagogue
First Sentence edit
I FIRST BEGAN to dream of Cairo in the evenings, as I sat in my room, listening, while Abu-'Ali berated his wife or shouted at some unfortunate customer who had happened to incur his displeasure while making purchases at his shop.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in National Geographic Traveler's Ultimate Travel Library—Around the World in 80+ Books. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Amitav Ghosh (Author)
First Edition edit
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Page Count: 400
Publisher: Add the publisher.
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Page Count: 400
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- Dewey: 916.2042
Subjects edit
- Books › History › Africa › Egypt
- Books › History › Middle East › Egypt
- Books › Travel › Africa › Egypt
- Books › Travel › Reference & Tips › Essays & Travelogues
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Ethnic & National › Jewish
- Books › Travel › Middle East
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
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