amright said:

“Just finished reading this book. As always Amitav ghosh has written a really well researched book on the connections between India and Egypt through various trade routes during the medieval times and how it all got destroyed by the militaristic actions of the Portuguese as they established their rule over the sea routes in this region..How well he juxtaposes this with his stay in Egypt during the late eighties is quite amazing.This would be really valuable when we embark on a trip to Egypt soon.”

posted Sunday, October 14 2007