“a singular, empathetic rendering of the porous, fluid nature of nations, trade and histories, this book is worth reading purely for the contrasts it produces between what is and what has been. splendid, evocative writing: thubron is no historian, but a storyteller. look not to this for knowledge as much as for wisdom and wonder.”
Arvind wrote this review Sunday, February 22, 2009.
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