A History of the World Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1996) The portrait of Singapore that

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A breathtaking collection from an author whose writing "explores the randomness of magical occurrences" (Green Man Review) and "teems with imagination

Wong Yoon Wah

A History of the World Premio Grinzane Cavour for Narrativa Straniera (1996) The portrait of Singapore thatOur understanding of world history is changing, as new discoveries are made on all the continents and old prejudices are being challenged. In this truly global journey, Andrew Marr revisits some of the traditional epic stories, from classical Greece and Rome to the rise of Napoleon, but surrounds them with less familiar material, from Peru to the Ukraine, China to the Caribbean. He looks at cultures that have failed and vanished, as well as the