Ebook {Epub PDF} City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple

 · City of Djinns A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple. There are not many books written about Delhi. Although there are so many avenues that the city offers for writers. So many facets, so many contradictions, and contrasts, so much history, so many influences, so much power that each can have a series of books on it.  · Author: William Dalrymple Pages: Published in the year: Publishers: Penguin Genre: Non-fiction/ Memoir For Dalrymple, who has come to acquire the status of a formidable travel writer today, it was City Of Djinns that marked the beginning of his fascination with Mughal history. For the book, part travelogue and memoir, the author spent nearly a year in Delhi unravelling the city's . From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize shortlisted 'The Return of a King', this is William Dalrymple's captivating memoir of a year spent in Delhi, a city watched over and protected by the mischievous invisible djinns/5().

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi Paperback - 20 January by William Dalrymple (Author) › Visit Amazon's William Dalrymple Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. William Dalrymple (Author) out of 5 stars ratings. City of Djinns by William Dalrymple is one of those brilliant narratives, which leaves you pondering over the past and present of a city that you call home. Delhi as a society has inhabited diverse communities and individuals, who throughout history have consistently followed a similar pattern of hierarchy and appeared in new reincarnations. Buy a cheap copy of City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi book by William Dalrymple. Alive with the mayhem of the present and sparkling with William Dalrymple's irrepressible wit, City of Djinns is a fascinating portrait of a city. Free Shipping on all orders over $

City of Djinns A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple. There are not many books written about Delhi. Although there are so many avenues that the city offers for writers. So many facets, so many contradictions, and contrasts, so much history, so many influences, so much power that each can have a series of books on it. “City of Djinns” by William Dalrymple was one of my first introduction to Delhi. It gives you a portrait of a city with layers upon layers of history with hidden pockets of a past much more interesting than its present. Sadly, the city of Delhi that Dalrymple experience in the early s no longer exists except in pockets. From the author of the Samuel Johnson Prize-shortlisted ‘The Return of a King’, this is William Dalrymple’s captivating memoir of a year spent in Delhi, a city watched over and protected by the mischievous invisible djinns.