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.
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What Hacker News says
- 1. Delhi: A novel
2. The modern architecture of New Delhi
3. Train to Pakistan
4. Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found
5. City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
6. Bauhaus
7. Making of the Atomic Bomb
- Dalrymple is an excellent historian and author. I also highly recommend his first book, "City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Djinns).
- But Delhi is also an amazing place! There's nowhere else quite like it in the world. Its colorful, rich in culture, in history, in food, tradition and experience. The city is more than just its air quality!
Can I recommend picking up a copy of William Dalrymple's "City of Djinns"?
https://www.amazon.com/City-Djinns-Delhi-William-Dalrymple/d...
- Read a lot of books from Indian Authors or books about India -
1. Delhi: A novel
2. The modern architecture of New Delhi
3. Train to Pakistan
4. Maximum City: Bombay Lost & Found
5. City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
Currently reading -
1. Bauhas
2. Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Though, I think I should read Making of the Atomic Bomb first)
