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Book review: The Last days of Earth by Deepa Anappara

To map a sacred land The ethics of map-making and the invisibilisation of those who helped the British Empire in doing so, is at the heart of Deepa Anappara’s second book of fiction. Coming many years after Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, her first,  well- received one, this book too, is meticulously researched and…

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Book review: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara

Basti log A trio of kids set out to solve the mystery of disappearing kids.  This book has a slew of most impressive names blurbing about it, using words of high praise. And usually, that would be enough to make me somewhat suspicious. Not in this case, though. Anappara`s debut fiction more than deserves all…

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