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NL Interviews William Dalrymple

By NL Team

December 26, 2012 at 6:15 PM

William Dalrymple talks to Madhu Trehan on his book Return Of A King, why his writing is like Chinese cooking, on using the tools of literature to retell history, how he single-handedly increased Open Magazine’s readership, and more.

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