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William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple′s first book, In Xanadu, won the Yorkshire Post Best First Work Award. His second, City of Djinns, won the Thomas Cook Travel Book Award and the Sunday Times Young British Writer of the Year Award. His third, From the Holy Mountain, was shortlisted for the Duff Cooper Prize and the Thomas Cook Award. A collection of his pieces about India, The Age of Kali, was published in 1998.
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Books
White Mughals: Love And Betrayal In 18th Century India White Mughals: Love And Betrayal In 18th Century India
White Mughals is the romantic and ultimately tragic tale of a passionate...
The Age of Kali The Age of Kali
Travels and Encounters in India. The fourth book from the most acclaimed...
From the Holy Mountain From the Holy Mountain
In the spring of 587 AD, two monks set off on an extraordinary...

Interview

The Era of Destruction - An interview with William Dalrymple

William Dalrymple, the youngest Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, has been acclaimed as the most gifted travel writer of his generation. His latest book, The Age of Kali, is a remarkable series of essays about contemporary India. Despite what the government propaganda would have us believe, much of the population of India fears that the country is entering an era of disintegration and destruction.

William Dalrymple‘s first...

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