Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line

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]

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
Cover of the first UK edition
AuthorDeepa Anappara
LanguageEnglish
PublisherChatto & Windus (UK)
Random House (US)
McClelland & Stewart (Canada)
Publication date
30 January 2020
Media typeprint
ISBN9781473569799
OCLC1143014126
LC ClassPR6101.N325 D55 2020

Book

Djinn Patrol depicts a young child who attempts to investigate a mystery involving the disappearance of children from an impoverished slum.[5][6] It tells of children living in a slum in a fictional Indian city who set out to find a classmate who has disappeared.[7][5][1] A reviewer for Kirkus compared the setting to that of Behind the Beautiful Forevers.[8] The novel makes use of several genres, including detective fiction, mystery, satire, and Bildungsroman.[9] A review in The New York Times noted that Djinn Patrol "announces the arrival of a literary supernova".[5]

Author

Anappara spent her early life in Palakkad, Kerala, India.[9] 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.[9] Anappara wrote the novel while pursuing a master's degree in creative writing at the University of East Anglia.[10] Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line was originally written as part of her dissertation for her Master of Arts degree.[5] The manuscript and publication rights were sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair,[9] and was the subject of a "hard-fought auction" between multiple publishers, ultimately being sold to Chatto & Windus and Random House.[11]

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][9]

Awards and recognition

Some awards and recognition received by Anappara include:

  • 2006: Developing Asia Journalism Award[3]
  • 2013: Second place in the Bristol Short Story Prize, for her story, 'The Breakdown'[12]
  • 2013: Asham Awards for Short Stories[13]
  • 2015: Dastaan Award for Short Stories, for her story, 'After a Hijacking'[14]
  • 2017: Bridport Peggy Chapman Andrews First Novel Award for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[9][15]
  • 2018: Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[16]
  • 2018: Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award for Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[17]
  • 2020: JCB Prize for Literature shortlist: Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line[3]

References
  1. 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. 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. "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. 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.
  6. "In 'Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line,' A Mystery In India". NPR.org. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. Beckerman, Hannah (9 February 2020). "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  8. "Review Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". Kirkus Reviews. 28 October 2019. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. "The Novel Studio alumna, Deepa Anappara, set to release debut book, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line". City, University of London. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  12. "Debut novel for Deepa Anappara". Bristol Short Story Prize. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  13. "Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller: Asham Award-winning Stories edited by Kate Pullinger – review". the Guardian. 2 August 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  14. "Dastaan Award". DWL. 24 December 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  15. "Congratulations: Bridport Prize winners revealed". Bridport and Lyme Regis News. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  16. "Deepa Anappara wins Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize". www.newwriting.net. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  17. "News from the Deborah Rogers foundation". www.deborahrogersfoundation.org. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
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