Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2005) For time is short

For time is short

he studied the clarinet at Julliard and played as a professional jazz musician (while doing tax returns for his bandmates)

witty and baffling

It is all very well to criticize the limitations of social democracy

the power of imagination and creativity

Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line Borders Original Voices Award for Fiction (2005) For time is shortNine year old Jai, along with his friends Pari and Faiz, embarks on a dangerous journey to solve the mystery of missing children in their city. As they face terrified parents, an indifferent police force, and soul snatching djinns, their lives are forever changed. 'This story is a talisman. Hold it close to your hearts.'