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William dalrymple fras frsl frgs frse born william hamiltondalrymple on 20 march 1965 is a scottish historian and writer, art historian and curator, as well as a broadcaster and critic. From the author of the samuel johnson prizeshortlisted the return of a king, this is william dalrymples captivating memoir of a year spent in delhi, a city. Sparkling with irrepressible wit, city of djinns peels back the layers of delhis centuriesold history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the wayfrom eunuchs to descendants of great moguls. Perhaps dalrymples youth at the time he cihy this book he was barely 25 and his own bri i wish there had been more delhi and less history. A year in delhi kindle edition by william dalrymple. Underlying his quest is the legend of the djinns, fireformed spirits that are said to assure the city s phoenixlike regeneration no matter how many times it is destroyed. A novel that describes about the pain and feellings of the inhabitants of delhi in early 1900s. It is his second book, and culminated as a result of his sixyear stay in new delhi the city of djinns is one of the first books by william dalrymple which doesnt revolve around the history of india rather it represents various anecdotes of his time in india and explores. Download pdf the age of kali travels and encounters in india text only book full free. Peeling back the layers of delhis centuriesold history, city of djinns is.
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