William Dalrymple

Ever since first reading "City of Djinns" by a swimming-pool in New Delhi, I've always enjoyed William Dalrymple's books immensely. Recently, I read his latest, on the mutiny against British rule in India and the final downfall of the once-glorious Mughal dynasty:


(The picture shows the hard-back cover and links to the paperback version at amazon.co.uk .)

I really recommend this book. A Swedish-language review (Svenska Dagbladet) can be found here. It's on confrontation and victory more empty than meaningful and on the death of an era.