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  • Jonathan Ring

William Dalrymple

Born:
  • Scotland

Biography

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Critical perspective

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Bibliography

Return of a King
Nine Lives: In Search of the Sacred in Modern India
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi, 1857
White Mughals
The Age of Kali: Indian Travels and Encounters
From the Holy Mountain: A Journey in the Shadow of Byzantium
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
In Xanadu: A Quest

Awards

2015
Hemingway Prize
2015
Kapuściński Prize
2013
Samuel Johnson Prize (shortlist)
2010
Asia House Award for Asian Literature
2008
Colonel James Tod Award
2007
Vodafone Crossword Book Award
2007
Duff Cooper Memorial Prize for History and Biography
2005
FPA Media Award
2005
Prix d'Astrolabe
2005
Sykes Medal of the Royal Society of Asiatic Affairs
2003
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
2003
Kiryiama Prize
2003
PEN History Award
2003
Scottish Arts Council Book of the Year Award
2003
Wolfson Prize for History
2002
BAFTA (Best Documentary Series)
2002
Royal Geographical Society Mungo Park Medal
2002
Sandford St. Martin Prize for Religious Broadcasting
1998
Duff Cooper Prize
1998
John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize
1998
Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
1997
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1994
Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award
1994
Thomas Cook Travel Book Award
1990
John Llewellyn-Rhys Memorial Prize
1990
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1990
Yorkshire Post Book Award (Best First Work)