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Delhi: A Novel

Singh, Khushwant
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historical fiction historical satire past tense third limited POV ~599 pp high worldbuilding
features extracted 2026-04-12

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lyrical baroque ironic

A historical fiction. Expect rich worldbuilding, dense, literary prose, epic scope. Deeply introspective. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable violence, romance, humor, sexual content.

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Prose density 85
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 30
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 90
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 60
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 70
externalintrospective
Ending 20
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 80
intimateepic

Content

Violence 90%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 60%
seriouscomedic
Romance 70%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count149,695
Page count~599 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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