Delhi: adventures in a megacity - Softcover

Sam Miller

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9780143415534: Delhi: adventures in a megacity

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143415530 ISBN 13: 9780143415534

Publisher: Penguin, 2010

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"A wild, spiralling wonder of a book... the sharpest reflection of the capital since William Dalrymple's City of Djinns... Read this book and laugh, grow and gaze in gob-smacked wonder at India's whirling dreamtown" (Rory Maclean Guardian)

"The liveliest of city travelogues, a beguiling introduction to the Indian capital and an irresistible read for even the faintly curious" (Literary Review)

"A chronicle that rivals its subject matter in energy and scope... His talent is dizzying and his narrative a rich accomplishment. I walked miles in Delhi - without moving an inch" (The Times)

"A dizzying, droll travelogue... Miller's multitudinous city snapshots elucidate the paradoxes of gloablisation without judgement, and his tales of urban wandering form a valuable archive of a rapidly transforming city. Miller's forays into city slums are poignant, humanising evocations of Delhi's underside" (Hirsh Sawnhey Guardian)

"A thoroughly entertaining book - even down to the countless footnotes - about a fascinating city" (Financial Times)

Book Description:

An extraordinary portrait of one of the world's largest cities and India's baffling, bustling capital.

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