City of Djinns

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 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, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.

המשפט הראשון: Mrs. Puri had achieved all this through a combination of hard work and good old-fashioned thrift.

שנה

1993

שפה

English

הוצאה

HarperCollins Publishers

מהדורות

5

עמודים

352

ISBN

9780006375951

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