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{{Short description|2020 novel by Deepa Anappara}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox book
| author = Deepa Anappara
| language = English
| publisher = [[Chatto & Windus]] (UK)<br />[[Random House]] (US)<br />[[McClelland & Stewart]] (Canada)
| isbn = 9781473569799
| pub_date = 30 January 2020
| media_type = print
| oclc = 1143014126
| congress = PR6101.N325 D55 2020
| image = Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line - Cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first UK edition
}}

'''''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''''' is a novel by Deepa Anappara, published in 2020. Her [[debut novel]],<ref name="Corr">{{Cite news|last=Corrigan|first=Maureen|date=2020-02-06|title=In 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line,' an unforgettable voice emerges from an Indian slum|language=en-US|work=[[The Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/in-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-an-unforgettable-voice-emerges-from-an-indian-slum/2020/02/06/b1274f8a-45c1-11ea-bc78-8a18f7afcee7_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=1 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140413/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/books/in-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-an-unforgettable-voice-emerges-from-an-indian-slum/2020/02/06/b1274f8a-45c1-11ea-bc78-8a18f7afcee7_story.html}}</ref> it received wide praise and won the [[Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge|Lucy Cavendish College]] Fiction Prize in 2019.<ref name="Express">{{Cite web|last=Dutta|first=Amrita|date=2020-02-23|title=For her debut novel, Deepa Anappara takes on the task of writing about poverty in a child's voice|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-penguin-random-house-novel-writer-deepa-anappara-6278276/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001140407/https://indianexpress.com/article/express-sunday-eye/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-penguin-random-house-novel-writer-deepa-anappara-6278276/|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[The Indian Express]]|language=en}}</ref> ''Djinn Patrol'' is shortlisted for the 2020 [[JCB Prize]] and was longlisted for the 2020 [[Women's Prize for Fiction]].<ref name=":2020">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-25|title=The 2020 JCB Prize for Literature Shortlist Announced|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/books-the-2020-jcb-prize-for-literature-shortlist-announced/360909|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160534/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/books-the-2020-jcb-prize-for-literature-shortlist-announced/360909|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=2020-03-03|title=Women's prize for fiction lines up 'heavy hitters' on 2020 longlist|language=en|website=[[The Guardian]]|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/mar/03/womens-prize-for-fiction-lines-up-heavy-hitters-on-2020-longlist|access-date=2020-10-01}}</ref> The novel won the 2021 [[Edgar Award]] for Best Novel.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners|url=https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-09|publisher=[[Mystery Writers of America]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429182947/https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/ |archive-date=29 April 2021 }}</ref>

== Book ==
''Djinn Patrol'' depicts a young child who attempts to investigate a mystery involving the disappearance of children from an impoverished slum.<ref name=":Lorr"/><ref>{{Cite web | title=In 'Djinn Patrol On The Purple Line,' A Mystery In India| url=https://www.npr.org/2020/02/03/802392368/in-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-a-mystery-in-india| access-date=2020-10-01| website=NPR.org |language=en}}</ref> It tells of children living in a slum in a fictional Indian city who set out to find a classmate who has disappeared.<ref>{{Cite news | last=Beckerman| first=Hannah|date=2020-02-09| title=Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara – review| language=en-GB| work=[[The Observer]]| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/09/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-deepa-anappara-review| access-date=2020-10-01| issn=0029-7712}}</ref><ref name=":Lorr">{{Cite news|last=Adams|first=Lorraine|date=2020-01-31|title=Who Cares About One Missing Child in an Indian Slum? Another Child|language=en-US|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/31/books/review/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-deepa-anappara.html|access-date=2020-10-01|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="Corr"/> A reviewer for ''Kirkus'' compared the setting to that of ''[[Behind the Beautiful Forevers]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-28|title=Review ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''|url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deepa-anappara/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160554/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/deepa-anappara/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line/|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[Kirkus Reviews]]}}</ref> The novel makes use of several genres, including [[detective fiction]], [[Mystery fiction|mystery]], [[satire]], and [[Bildungsroman]].<ref name="Goy">{{Cite web|last=Goyal|first=Sana|date=2020-02-12|title=On Deepa Anappara's "Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line"|url=https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/holding-its-own-on-deepa-anapparas-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001160535/https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/holding-its-own-on-deepa-anapparas-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line/|archive-date=1 October 2020|access-date=2020-10-01|website=[[Los Angeles Review of Books]]}}</ref> A review in ''The New York Times'' noted that ''Djinn Patrol'' "announces the arrival of a literary supernova".<ref name=":Lorr"/>

==Author==
{{anchor|Deepa Anappara}}
Anappara spent her early life in [[Palakkad]], [[Kerala]], [[India]].<ref name="Goy"/> 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.<ref name="Goy"/> Anappara wrote the novel while pursuing a master's degree in creative writing at the [[University of East Anglia]].<ref>{{Cite web | last=East| first=Ben| date=2020-02-15| title='Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line': Why Deepa Anappara's Debut is About Children, Not for Children| url=https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line-why-deepa-anappara-s-debut-is-about-children-not-for-children-1.979323| access-date=2020-10-01| website=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]]| language=en}}</ref> ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line'' was originally written as part of her dissertation for her [[Master of Arts]] degree.<ref name=":Lorr"/> The manuscript and publication rights were sold at the [[Frankfurt Book Fair]],<ref name="Goy"/> and was the subject of a "hard-fought auction" between multiple publishers, ultimately being sold to [[Chatto & Windus]] and [[Random House]].<ref>{{Cite web | title=The Novel Studio alumna, Deepa Anappara, set to release debut book, Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line| url=https://www.city.ac.uk/news/2018/october/the-novel-studio-alumna,-deepa-anappara,-set-to-release-debut-book,-djinn-patrol-on-the-purple-line| access-date=2020-10-01| website=City, University of London| language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref name=":2020"/> ''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.<ref name="Express"/><ref name="Goy"/>

== Awards and recognition ==
Some awards and recognition received by Anappara include:

* 2006: Developing Asia Journalism Award<ref name=":2020"/>
* 2013: Second place in the Bristol Short Story Prize, for her story, 'The Breakdown'<ref>{{Cite web|title=Debut novel for Deepa Anappara|url=https://www.bristolprize.co.uk/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Bristol Short Story Prize}}</ref>
* 2013: Asham Awards for Short Stories<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-08-02|title=Once Upon a Time There Was a Traveller: Asham Award-winning Stories edited by Kate Pullinger – review|url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/aug/02/once-upon-time-traveller-review|access-date=2020-10-01|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>
* 2015: Dastaan Award for Short Stories, for her story, 'After a Hijacking'<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-12-24|title=Dastaan Award|url=http://desiwriterslounge.net/dastaan-award/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=DWL|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2017: Bridport Peggy Chapman Andrews First Novel Award for ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''<ref name="Goy"/><ref>{{Cite web|title=Congratulations: Bridport Prize winners revealed|url=https://www.bridportnews.co.uk/news/15604227.congratulations-bridport-prize-winners-revealed/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=Bridport and Lyme Regis News|language=en}}</ref>
* 2018: Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize for ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Deepa Anappara wins Lucy Cavendish Fiction Prize|url=https://www.newwriting.net/2018/05/deepa-anappara-wins-lucy-cavendish-fiction-prize/|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.newwriting.net}}</ref>
* 2018: Deborah Rogers Foundation Writers Award for ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''<ref>{{Cite web|title=News from the Deborah Rogers foundation|url=https://www.deborahrogersfoundation.org/news/announcement-winner-2018-deborah-rogers-foundation-writers-award|access-date=2020-10-01|website=www.deborahrogersfoundation.org}}</ref>
* 2020: JCB Prize for Literature shortlist: ''Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line''<ref name=":2020"/>
* 2021: [[Edgar Allan Poe Award]] for Best Novel<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mysterywriters.org/2021-edgar-allan-poe-award-winners/|title = 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners – Mystery Writers of America}}</ref>

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