 Cover of the first UK edition | |
| Author | Deepa Anappara |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus (UK) Random House (US) McClelland & Stewart (Canada) Penguin Books (India) |
Publication date | 30 January 2020 (UK 1st ed.) |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 352 (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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The 2020 JCB Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced". Outlook. 25 September 2020. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ Flood, Alison (3 March 2020). "Women's prize for fiction lines up 'heavy hitters' on 2020 longlist". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners". Mystery Writers of America. Archived from the original on 29 April 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.