Deepa Anappara, author portrait
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Deepa Anappara

Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was named one of the best books of the year by The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time, The Guardian, and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel and was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Indian Literature, and included in Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time. It has been translated into over twenty languages. Anappara is the co-editor of Letters to a Writer of Color, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture.
The Last of Earth
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

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The Last of Earth
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

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