Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

It’s not hard to see why Djinn Patrol is one of the most eagerly awaited debut novels this spring. It feels like a reckoning with modern India and its many complex problems… Anappara cleverly filters a uniquely Indian horror story through a chirpy, Famous Five-esque narrative and the voice of a witty, young, have-a-go hero – Johanna Thomas-Corr * The Times *Djinn Patrol is storytelling at its best. The prose is not just sympathetic, vivid, and beautifully detailed, but also completely assured and deft. We care about these characters from the first page and our concern for them is richly repaid – Anne Enright, Man Booker Prize-winning author of The GatheringIn Jai, Anappara has created a boy vivid in his humanity, one whose voice somersaults on the page. Rich with easy joy, Anappara’s writing announces the arrival of a literary supernova… (Warning: If you begin reading the book in the morning, don’t expect to get anything done for the rest of the day.) – Lorraine Adams * New York Times Book Review *Anappara’s characters brim with swagger and spirit and she creates a world of wit, warmth and heart – Nina Stibbe * i *A captivating literary style… A dazzling, wonderful book – Elif Shafak * Daily Mail *Extraordinary… moving and unpredictable… remarkable – Maureen Corrigan * Washington Post *A vivid, immersive debut laced with wonder * Financial Times *A brilliant debut – Ian McEwan, Sunday Times bestselling author of AtonementDeepa Anappara’s richly textured and delightfully observed debut evokes the sights and sounds of a sprawling Indian city. Every detail rings true… Day-to-day life in the slums has such vitality that you immediately warm to the residents, with their resilience and dry humour – Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *A moving and confident novel about the preciousness of life. The storytelling is distinctive and immersive – Nikesh Shukla, author and editor of The Good Immigrant

Deepa Anappara grew up in Kerala, southern India, and worked as a journalist in cities including Mumbai and Delhi. Her reports on the impact of poverty and religious violence on the education of children won the Developing Asia Journalism Awards, the Every Human has Rights Media Awards, and the Sanskriti-Prabha Dutt Fellowship in Journalism. A partial of her debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, won the Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize, the Bridport/Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award and the Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award. She has an MA in Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, and is currently studying for a PhD on a CHASE doctoral fellowship.

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