City of Djinns - A Year in Delhi

A sympathetic and engaging portait of this age-old city... Pursuing his research through the narrow alleys, mosques, abandoned ruins and tombs of Delhi, Dalrymple encounters a range of folk who continue to give Delhi its special character. Pigeon fanciers, Sufi mystics, Moslem healers, musicians, calligraphers, philosophers and a guild of unuchs all provide Dalrymple with entertaining insights, all sustained by his erudite knowledge and sense of historical adventure...