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This is a "history told through travelers' stories". It is divided into two parts. The first part revolves around the author's life experience in a small town in the Nile Delta in the years before and after writing his doctoral thesis. In the second part, he uses ancient Cairo documents to take readers to a small village in Egypt in the 12th century, constructing a novelized history based on the life of a Jewish merchant and his slaves. Ghosh transcends eras and genres to show how medieval mores intertwined with the desires and dissatisfactions of the twentieth century. The book contains both original conversation records and the author's academic research. It is a synthesis of historical narrative, fieldwork and travel notes. It is also a history full of emotions and prejudices between Egypt and India. The style is unique and fascinating. This book is based on the author's social and historical research, combined with the author's intellectual background and anthropological concerns, without losing the delicate literary description, with a broad vision and rich originality.