In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale Yijiachuban 尹雯慧 記者

尹雯慧　記者

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An Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga

written and selected specially for elementary-level students (HSK1-3)

忠义、孝顺、贞节是古人最重要的道德标准，做一名忠臣、孝子、节妇、烈女，需要付出怎样的代价？而欲成为其中的楷模，被载入方志，又要经过怎样残酷的内卷？ ———————————— 【名家推荐】 本书自始至终没有宏大叙事，未曾站在统治者的立场上思考问题，致力于钩沉复原普通人的生存境况（化无史为有史）。我喜欢这样的书。 ——谌旭彬（历史作家） 对很多读惯了秦皇汉武雄才大略的读者来说，读这样的平民的历史或许是一种全新的体验。其实这样的历史才是真实的历史。 ——杜君立（历史作家）

In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale Yijiachuban 尹雯慧 記者Once upon a time, an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out as an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought to re create the life of his Indian predecessor, he found himself immersed in those of his modern Egyptian neighbors. Combining shrewd