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John Murray has acquired Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami’s Travellers in the Golden Realm, a "fresh history" of the first century of relations between India and England.
Joe Zigmond, associate publisher at John Murray and Basic Books, acquired UK and Commonwealth rights from Diane Banks at Northbank Talent Management, and the book is set to be published on 18th July 2024.
"Drawing on rich, original sources, Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami traces the origins of a relationship between two nations – one outsider and one superpower – whose cultures remain inextricably linked to this day", the synopsis says.
Al-Azami said: "I am delighted to be publishing my debut with John Murray Press this summer, a book that seeks to demystify an astonishing gap in our understanding of history, unearthing one of the most foundational moments in the development of the world as we know it today and the connection between two countries that have shaped it. Born out of years of research, it re-centres our western-centric and male-centric viewpoint by diving deep into Mughal India alongside the first English travellers who encountered it, forcing us to reconsider a history we thought we all knew."
Zigmond added: "Lubaaba retells the grand story of the first English encounters with India before the East India Company, and upends our assumptions of the historical pecking order. It’s a sweeping global history told via the stories of lost individuals, and delivered by a fresh, exciting new voice."