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Brought to you by Penguin. ‘''A moving and confident novel about the preciousness of life'' Nikesh Shukla ''A brilliant debut'' (Ian McEwan) picked as one to watch by the Guardian, Observer, Vogue and Stylist Three weeks ago I was only a schoolkid but now I’m a detective and also a tea-shop boy… Nine-year-old Jai watches too many reality cop shows, thinks he’s smarter than his friend Pari (even though she always gets top marks) and considers himself to be a better boss than Faiz (even though Faiz is the one with a job). When a boy at school goes missing, Jai decides to use the crime-solving skills he has picked up from episodes of Police Patrol to find him. With Pari and Faiz by his side, Jai ventures into some of the most dangerous parts of the sprawling Indian city; the bazaar at night, and even the railway station at the end of the Purple Line. But kids continue to vanish, and the trio must confront terrified parents, an indifferent police force and soul-snatching djinns in order to uncover the truth. ''Djinn Patrol is storytelling at its best’ Anne Enright, Booker-prize winning author of The Gathering© Deepa Anappara 2020 (P) Penguin Audio 2020

Brought to you by Penguin.Filled with empathy and wisdom, personal experiences and creative inspiration, this is a vital collection of essays on the power of literature and the craft of writing from an international array of writers of colour.What if we reconsidered our assumptions about how fiction should be written? And can we then apply our discoveries to both what we read and how we read? This book explores these questions and encourages us into a more inclusive conversation about storytelling, featuring:• Taymour Soomro on resisting rigid stories about who you are• Madeleine Thien on how writing builds the room in which it can exist• Amitava Kumar on why authenticity isn''t a license we carry in our wallets• Tahmima Anam on giving herself permission to be funny• Ingrid Rojas Contreras on the bodily challenge of writing about trauma• Zeyn Joukhadar on queering English and the power of refusing to translate ourselves• Kiese Laymon on hearing that no one wants to read the story that you want to write• Deepa Anappara on writing even through conditions that impede the creation of artPlus essays from Tiphanie Yanique, Xiaolu Guo, Jamil Jan Kochai, Vida Cruz-Borja, Femi Kayode, Nadifa Mohamed in conversation with Leila Aboulela, Myriam Gurba, Mohammed Hanif and Sharlene Teo.Read by Deepa Anaparra, Taymour Soomro, Madeleine Thien, Amitava Kumar, Tahmima Anam, Tiphanie Yanique, Marisol Ramirez, Cindy Kay, Zeyn Joukhadar, Jamil Jan Kochai, Nic Villasenor, Cary Hite, Simone McIntyre, Susan Nezami, Carolina Hoyos, Aaron Goodson, Mohammed Hanif and Mirai.''Bracing and moving . . . No one interested in how we read and should read fiction can afford to miss this'' Pankaj Mishra, author of Run And Hide''Electric essays that speak to the experience of writing from the periphery . . . a guide, a comfort, and a call all at once'' Laila Lalami, author of Conditional Citizens''A whip-smart collection'' Kamila Shamsie, author of Best of Friends©2023 Edited by Deepa Anappara and Taymour Soomro (P)2023 Penguin Audio

Jai tittar på alldeles för många polisserier och tycker att han är smartare än vännerna Pari (fast hon har bäst betyg i klassen) och Faiz (även om han har ett riktigt jobb). När en skolkamrat försvinner bestämmer sig Jai för att dra nytta av sina nya kunskaper och lösa fallet. Pari och Faiz blir hans assistenter, och tillsammans ger de sig ut på jakt genom livliga basarer och trånga marknadsgränder som luktar kardemumma och stekhet olja. I bakgrunden skymtar storstadens glittrande ljus och lyxiga höghus. Även om Jais mamma jobbar i ett av dem känns det som en helt annan värld.  

Men det som börjar som en oskyldig lek slår snart över i något långt allvarligare när fler barn från grannskapet försvinner. Jai, Pari och Faiz blir tillsammans tvungna att konfrontera vettskrämda föräldrar, likgiltiga poliser och rykten om barnätande djinner. När tragedin kryper allt närmare förändras deras liv för alltid. Längs den lila linjen, en berättelse baserad på verkliga händelser, är en oförglömlig roman om fantasi och mod, utsatthet och kamratskap, och en brännande skildring av Indien av idag.  

Deepa Anappara är uppvuxen i Kerala i södra Indien och har jobbat som journalist i bland annat Mumbai ochDelhi. Hennes reportage om hur fattigdom och religiöst våld påverkar barns utbildning vann the Developing Asia Journalism Awards, the Every Human has Rights Media Awards och the Sanskriti-Prabha Dutt Fellowship in Journalism. Anappara har en masterexamen i kreativt skrivande vid University of East Anglia, Norwich. Längs den lila linjen är hennes debutroman.