Deepa Anappara

About The Author

Deepa Anappara’s debut novel, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line, was named as one of the best books of the year by the New York Times, Washington Post, Time, Guardian and NPR. It won the Edgar Award for Best Novel, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and shortlisted for the JCB Prize for Indian literature. It has been translated into over twenty languages. Anappara is the co-editor of Letters to a Writer of Color, a collection of personal essays on fiction, race, and culture. The Last of Earth is her second novel.

Books by Deepa Anappara

The Last of Earth

One of BBC's '12 books to read in 2026'

By Deepa Anappara
A STUNNING HISTORICAL NOVEL FROM WOMEN'S PRIZE LONGLISTED AUTHOR

‘An epic, perilous odyssey.' Guardian, Book of the Day

* One of BBC's '12 books you need to read in 2026'

* A Guardian Book of the Day

* A BookBub 'Best Historical Fic...
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