![]() ![]() « City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi » was my travel reading for my first trip to India in the summer of 2007, a trip which began and ended in Delhi. ![]() « City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi » William Dalrymple HarperCollins 1993 The book is remarkably lucid and continuous yet it webs off to touch an aspect of Delhi's life and pulse, leaping off once in a while, only to loop back again to complete a full circle.Īlternating between past and present, like day and night, the author spans over 3000 years of Delhi's history and history of its peoples in an ingeniously funny and at the same time poignant way.ĭalrymple is a genius of pen and perception and City of Djinns is simply a superlative work of art. One moment you will have your heart racing finding yourself in the midst of a mehfil at the pinnacle of Delhi's literary history and a page later you will suddenly be transported to dereliction of today's old Delhi, description of mouth watering delicacies from Dara Shikoh's wedding is contrasted by thirst and hunger of Daulatabad death march. ![]() ![]() This little book by Dalrymple brings to life a new flavor on almost every leaf. Some can be tasted, some viewed, some just felt and still others which are just to be believed.just taken for granted. ![]()
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