Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond Paperback
Kohinoor: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Diamond Paperback
- India Juggernaut (10 November 2018)
- 238p.: Dimensions : 20.3 x 25.4 x 4.7 cm
EXCLUSIVE: Historian William Dalrymple and journalist Anita Anand’s well-received non-fiction book Koh-i-Noor: The History Of The World’s Most Infamous Diamond has been optioned for a TV drama series adaptation by Paris, LA and Mumbai-based producers 185 Carat Films.
The book charts the winding true story of the Indian diamond, the 27th largest in the world, which is currently part of the British Crown Jewels. The precious stone changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849. The diamond has inspired much folklore over the decades and has become a symbol of power as it passed from one royal to another
8193876733 978-8193876732
Kohinoor
553.8209 / DAK
EXCLUSIVE: Historian William Dalrymple and journalist Anita Anand’s well-received non-fiction book Koh-i-Noor: The History Of The World’s Most Infamous Diamond has been optioned for a TV drama series adaptation by Paris, LA and Mumbai-based producers 185 Carat Films.
The book charts the winding true story of the Indian diamond, the 27th largest in the world, which is currently part of the British Crown Jewels. The precious stone changed hands between various factions in south and west Asia, until being ceded to Queen Victoria after the British annexation of the Punjab in 1849. The diamond has inspired much folklore over the decades and has become a symbol of power as it passed from one royal to another
8193876733 978-8193876732
Kohinoor
553.8209 / DAK