![]() ![]() They include a thrifty Sikh landlady and her eccentric husband a jovial taxi driver various government officials eunuchs whirling dervishes and living relics of the British Raj. In his quest for the city’s (in)famous djinns (fire-formed spirits), Dalrymple and his wife, the book’s illustrator Olivia Fraser, meet a series of interesting characters. ![]() ![]() The book follows Dalrymple’s now familiar style of tying together contemporary events and anecdotes with historical tales and fantastical legends. But where does it stand today?Īlso Read: Travel Reviews – The Great Railway Bazaar ![]() ― William Dalrymple, City of Djinns: A Year in Delhiĭalrymple’s second book after the acclaimed In Xanadu (1989), it went on to win the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award (1994) and the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award (1994). “Whoever has built a new city in Delhi has always lost it: the Pandava brethren, Prithviraj Chauhan, Feroz Shah Tughluk, Shah Jehan … They all built new cities and they all lost them. Part memoir and part travelogue, it paints an engaging and informative portrait of this age-old city. Released in 1993, it was the result of a year-long stay in New Delhi, and explores the centuries of history present in the city. City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi is a fascinating book by British author William Dalrymple. ![]()
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