Mansur

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2023

‘Vivid and elegant’ RANA SAFVI

‘Entrancing … soulful and evocative’ ANIRUDH KANISETTI

A beguiling tapestry of art and intrigue at a Mughal atelier.

Saturday, the 27th of February, 1627. The master artist Mansur, who works under the patronage of Mughal emperor Jahangir, must finish his painting of a dodo and prepare for an imminent journey to...