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City of Djinns: A Year Delhi
City of Djinns: A Year Delhi in Bloomington, MN
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Peeling back the layers of Delhi’s centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.
Sparkling with irrepressible wit,
City of Djinns
peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the wayfrom eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, author 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,
is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.
Sparkling with irrepressible wit,
City of Djinns
peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, revealing an extraordinary array of characters along the wayfrom eunuchs to descendants of great Moguls. With refreshingly open-minded curiosity, author 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,
is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.
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