City of Djinns
A Year in Delhi
by William Dalrymple
Recommended by Twinkle Khanna and Mira Nair
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Travel, Travel, and History.
Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuriesold history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the wayfrom eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly openminded curiosity, William Dalrymple explores the seven "dead" cities of Delhi as well as the eighth citytoday's Del...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Travel, Travel, and History.
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Twinkle Khanna
“A beautifully written book @DalrympleWill trying to read it slowly because I don't want it to end :) | One of my fave books ever”
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