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Books recommended by William Dalrymple

Author and historian (born 1965)

Author and historian (born 1965). Their picks here come from a Five Books interview, on India, Ancient and Modern.

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Written by William Dalrymple

Books William Dalrymple wrote

Their most-published books, from Open Library. These are books they wrote, not recommendations.

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Picks others agree on

1 book William recommends that at least one other person in the directory also recommends, each from their own source.

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