by William Dalrymple · HarperCollins Publishers Limited · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780006550969
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«White Mughals: Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India» is the historical essay by William Dalrymple, published by HarperCollins Publishers Limited in paperback (640 pages, in English).
The work reconstructs the true story of James Achilles Kirkpatrick, British resident at the court of the nizam of Hyderabad, and his relationship with Khair un-Nissa, grandniece of the local prime minister. Around that romance, the author rescues the figure of the «white Mughals»: Westerners who during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries adopted Indian customs, dress and religion, in a context of colonial rule. Dalrymple combines the political chronicle of British India with a love story that defied the cultural boundaries of the era.
The edition corresponds to the subtitle «Love and Betrayal in Eighteenth-Century India». The book received the Wolfson History Prize in 2003.
It will appeal to readers of non-fiction and to those who enjoy the history of colonial India and narrative biographies.
William Benedict Hamilton-Dalrymple is a Scottish historian, art historian, indologist, curator, broadcaster, critic and author.
