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Set in 18th‑century Delhi during the campaign of Afghan warlord Ahmed Shah Abdali, the novel follows a wandering storyteller who flees the destruction of the city. He finds himself in an isolated casbah, where a solitary lady of the manor welcomes him. There, the storyteller expresses his grief by sharing a story about two brothers, weaving personal loss into a broader tale of conflict.
First publish date: 2008
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Omair Ahmad
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