The Terror of Existence: From Ecclesiastes to Theatre of the Absurd, Dalrymple Theodore, Kenneth Francis

Автор: William Dalrymple
Название: City of Djinns
ISBN: 0006375952 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780006375951
Издательство: HarperCollins UK
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Описание: As Dalrymple's first book, "In Xanadu", traversed thousands of miles, now he traverses thousands of years. In the course of 12 months in Delhi, he peels back the successive encrusting layers of history, using both material and human remains of each of the eight cities of Delhi, interlacing innumerable stories with the present and ending with the Delhi creation myth contained in the great Indian epic "The Mahabharata".

Автор: Dalrymple Theodore
Название: Farewell Fear
ISBN: 0985439475 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780985439477
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Автор: Dalrymple Farel
Название: Pop Gun War: Chain Letter
ISBN: 1534301925 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781534301924
Издательство: Image Comics
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Описание: Stuck in a small town with a broke down van Emily goes on a walk. After following some shady characters through subterranean tunnels she discovers three video monitors showing stories from a magical present, dreamy past, and strange future. In this long awaited sequel to the award winning and criticality acclaimed graphic novel POP GUN WAR: GIFT, author and creator of THE WRENCHIES, FAREL DALRYMPLE revisits his world of surreal urban fantasy.

Автор: Dalrymple William
Название: Koh-I-Noor
ISBN: 140888884X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408888841
Издательство: Bloomsbury
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Описание: The first comprehensive and authoritative history of the Koh-i-Noor, arguably the most celebrated and mythologised jewel in the world. On 29 March 1849, the ten-year-old maharaja of the Punjab was ushered into the magnificent Mirrored Hall at the centre of the great fort in Lahore. There, in a public ceremony, the frightened but dignified child handed over great swathes of the richest country in India in a formal Act of Submission to a private corporation, the East India Company.

He was also compelled to hand over to the British monarch, Queen Victoria, perhaps the single most valuable object on the subcontinent: the celebrated Koh-i Noor diamond. The Mountain of Light. The history of the Koh-i-Noor that was then commissioned by the British may have been one woven together from gossip of Delhi bazaars, but it was to become the accepted version.

Only now is it finally challenged, freeing the diamond from the fog of mythology that has clung to it for so long. The resulting history is one of greed, murder, torture, colonialism and appropriation told through an impressive slice of south and central Asian history. It ends with the jewel in its current controversial setting: in the crown of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.

Masterly, powerful and erudite, this is history at its most compelling and invigorating.

Автор: Dalrymple William
Название: City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
ISBN: 0142001007 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780142001004
Издательство: Random House (USA)
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Описание: 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.