{"product_id":"city-of-djinns-a-year-in-delhi-paperback","title":"City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Dalrymple\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeeling back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSparkling with irrepressible wit, \u003cb\u003eCity of Djinns\u003c\/b\u003e peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the way-from eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, William Dalrymple explores the seven \"dead\" cities of Delhi as well as the eighth city--today's Delhi. Underlying his quest is the legend of the djinns, fire-formed spirits that are said to assure the city's Phoenix-like regeneration no matter how many times it is destroyed. Entertaining, fascinating, and informative, \u003cb\u003eCity of Djinns\u003c\/b\u003e is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalrymple was born in Scotland and brought up on the shores of the Firth of Forth. He wrote the highly acclaimed bestseller\u003cb\u003e In Xanadu\u003c\/b\u003e when he was twenty-two. The book won the 1990 Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award and a Scottish Arts Council Spring Book Award; it was also shortlisted for the John Llewellyn Rhys Memorial Prize. In 1989 Dalrymple moved to Delhi where he lived for six years researching his second book, \u003cb\u003eCity of Djinns\u003c\/b\u003e, which won the 1994 Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award. \u003cb\u003eFrom the Holy Mountain\u003c\/b\u003e, his acclaimed study of the demise of Christianity in its Middle Eastern homeland, was awarded the Scottish Arts Council Autumn Book Award for 1997; it was also shortlisted for the 1998 Thomas Cook Award, the John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and the Duff Cooper Prize. A collection of his writings about India, \u003cb\u003eThe Age of Kali\u003c\/b\u003e, was published in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Dalrymple is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Asiatic Society, and in 2002 was awarded the Mungo Park Medal by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society for his 'outstanding contribution to travel literature'. He wrote and presented the British television series \u003cb\u003eStones of the Raj\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eIndian Journeys\u003c\/b\u003e, which won the Grierson Award for Best Documentary Series at BAFTA in 2002. His Radio 4 series on the history of British spirituality and mysticism, \u003cb\u003eThe Long Search\u003c\/b\u003e, recent won the 2002 Sandford St Martin Prize for Religious Broadcasting and was described by the judges as 'thrilling in its brilliance... near perfect radio.'\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eHe is married to the artist Olivia Fraser, and they have three children. They now divide their time between London and Delhi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.92 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 25, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978458530093,"sku":"9780142001004","price":26.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/dWlYRjl3SHhvUjhDSStBWGRJWEdDdz09.webp?v=1775805278","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/city-of-djinns-a-year-in-delhi-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}