City of Djinns by William Dalrymple

City of Djinns by William DalrympleCould you show me a djinn? I asked. Certainly, replied the Sufi. But you would run away. From the author of the Samuel Johnson prize shortlisted The Return of a King, this is William Dalrymples captivating memoir of a year spent in Delhi, a city watched over and protected by the mischievous invisible djinns. Lodging with the beady eyed Mrs Puri and encountering an extraordinary array of characters from elusive eunuchs to the last remnants of the Raj

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