Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

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Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Cover.jpg
Cover of the first UK edition
AuthorDeepa Anappara
LanguageEnglish
Publisher Chatto & Windus (UK)
Random House (US)
McClelland & Stewart (Canada)
Penguin Books (India)
Publication date
30 January 2020
(UK 1st ed.)
Media typeprint
Pages352 (UK 1st ed.)
ISBN 9781784743086
(UK 1st ed.)
OCLC 1140006998
LC Class PR6101.N325 D55 2020

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line is a novel by Deepa Anappara, published in 2020. Her debut novel, [1] it received wide praise and won the Lucy Cavendish College Fiction Prize in 2019. [2] Djinn Patrol is shortlisted for the 2020 JCB Prize and was longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction. [3] [4] The novel won the 2021 Edgar Award for Best Novel. [5]

Contents

Book

Djinn Patrol depicts a young child who attempts to investigate a mystery involving the disappearance of children from an impoverished slum. [6] [7] It tells of children living in a slum in a fictional Indian city who set out to find a classmate who has disappeared. [1] [6] [8] A reviewer for Kirkus compared the setting to that of Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers . [9] Anappara's novel makes use of several genres, including detective fiction, mystery, satire, and Bildungsroman. [10] A review in The New York Times noted that Djinn Patrol "announces the arrival of a literary supernova". [6]

Author

Anappara spent her early life in Palakkad, Kerala, India. [10] She is an Indian writer and journalist. Anappara worked as a journalist in India, reporting on social issues in the state of Gujarat, and in Delhi and Mumbai. Her work has focused on studying the effects of violence and poverty, particularly on young people. [10] Anappara wrote the novel while pursuing a master's degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia. [11] Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was originally written as part of her dissertation for her Master of Arts degree. [6] The manuscript and publication rights were sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair, [10] and the novel was the subject of a "hard-fought auction" between multiple publishers, ultimately being sold to Chatto & Windus and Random House. [12]

Her work has won several awards for journalism, including the Developing Asia Journalism Awards, the "Every Human has Rights" Media Awards, as well as the Sanskriti-Prabha Dutt Fellowship in Journalism. [3] Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature in 2020.

Anappara is currently working towards a doctorate in historical fiction at the University of East Anglia. [2] [10]

Reception

According to Book Marks, the book received a "rave" consensus, based on fourteen critics: ten "rave", three "positive", and one "mixed". [13] In Books in the Media, the book was scored 4.13 out of 5 stars, from eight critic reviews. [14] In the May/June 2020 issue of Bookmarks , the book was scored four out of five stars. The magazine's critical summary reads: "Anappara achieves the (seemingly) impossible here: she has written a sweet, funny novel narrated from a child's perspective, but she has also used that point of view to reveal the desperate situation of those who live in India's slums". [15] [16]

Awards and recognition

Some awards and recognition received by Anappara include:

References

  1. 1 2 Corrigan, Maureen (6 February 2020). "In 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line,' an unforgettable voice emerges from an Indian slum". The Washington Post . ISSN   0190-8286. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 Dutta, Amrita (23 February 2020). "For her debut novel, Deepa Anappara takes on the task of writing about poverty in a child's voice". The Indian Express . Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "The 2020 JCB Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced". Outlook . 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Flood, Alison (3 March 2020). "Women's prize for fiction lines up 'heavy hitters' on 2020 longlist". The Guardian . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 "2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. 29 April 2021. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Adams, Lorraine (31 January 2020). "Who Cares About One Missing Child in an Indian Slum? Another Child". The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "In 'Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line,' A Mystery In India". NPR.org. 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. ↑ Beckerman, Hannah (9 February 2020). "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara – review". The Observer . ISSN   0029-7712 . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "Review Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". Kirkus Reviews . 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goyal, Sana (12 February 2020). "On Deepa Anappara's "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line"". Los Angeles Review of Books . Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ↑ East, Ben (15 February 2020). "'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line': Why Deepa Anappara's Debut is About Children, Not for Children". The National . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "The Novel Studio published alumni | The Novel Studio". City, University of London. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  13. ↑ "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". Book Marks. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  14. ↑ "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Reviews". Books in the Media. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  15. ↑ "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  16. ↑ "Awards". Bookmarks. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Debut novel for Deepa Anappara". Bristol Short Story Prize. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  18. ↑ Housham, Jane (2 August 2013). "Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller: Asham Award-winning Stories edited by Kate Pullinger – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  19. ↑ "Dastaan Award". DWL. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  20. ↑ "Congratulations: Bridport Prize winners revealed". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  21. ↑ Scott, Sophie (May 2018). "Deepa Anappara wins Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize". www.newwriting.net. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  22. ↑ "Announcement of winner of the 2018 Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award". www.deborahrogersfoundation.org. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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