"Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company" von William Dalrymple ist ein faszinierendes Buch, das sich mit der einzigartigen Kunstform der indischen Malerei während der Zeit der Ostindien-Kompanie im späten 18. und...

"The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World" von William Dalrymple ist ein faszinierendes Werk, das die bedeutende Rolle Indiens in der Weltgeschichte beleuchtet. Dalrymple untersucht, wie das antike Indien durch seine...

Alive with the mayhem of the present and sparkling with William Dalrymple's irrepressible wit, 'City of Djinns' is a fascinating portrait of a city. Watched over and protected by the mischievous, invisible djinns, Delhi has, through...

THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER, DAILY TELEGRAPH, WALL STREET JOURNAL...

One of today's most highly acclaimed young travel writers retraces the steps of two monks who undertook an epic journey, across the entire Byzantine world, in the year 587 AD. An elegy to the slowly dying doctrine of Eastern Christianity...

"Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India" von William Dalrymple ist ein Sachbuch, das die spirituelle Vielfalt und religiöse Praxis im zeitgenössischen Indien erkundet. Der Autor stellt neun individuelle Geschichten vor, die...

In Xanadu von Dalrymple, William

"The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company" von William Dalrymple ist eine historische Darstellung des Aufstiegs der Britischen Ostindien-Kompanie im 18. Jahrhundert. Das Buch beschreibt, wie die Kompanie von einem...

Finalist for the Cundill History PrizeONE OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF THE YEARNAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY The Wall Street Journal and NPR"Superb ... A vivid and richly detailed story ... worth reading by everyone."...

As the East India Company extended its sway across India in the late eighteenth century, many remarkable artworks were commissioned by Company officials from Indian painters who had previously worked for the Mughals. Published to...

Peeling back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history, City of Djinns is an irresistible blend of research and adventure.Sparkling with irrepressible wit, City of Djinns peels back the layers of Delhi's centuries-old history,...

Quirky piece of history writing from an award-winning travel writer. From the author of "In Xanadu" and "From The Holy Mountain". Looks at the expatriates who embarrassed the colonial administrators by adopting Indian ways and modes of...