Dalrymple is probably the best travel writer of his generation. - Daily Mail 
达尔林普尔或许是他那一代首屈一指的旅行作家。——《每日邮报》

Unlike much of modern travel writing [City of Djinns ] is informative, learned and funny... a lively and sometimes profound book. -Emma Duncan, Economist 
与大多数现代旅行作品不同，《精灵之城》内容丰富，旁征博引，文笔幽默……一本生动且深刻的书。——艾玛·邓肯，《经济学人》

Delightful … Surely one of the funniest books about India. - Times Literary Supplement 
令人愉悦……它是关于印度不可或缺的有趣作品。——《泰晤士报文学副刊》

Scholarly and marvellously entertaining … a considerable feat. -Dervla Murphy, Spectator 
兼具学术性和绝妙的趣味性……一项伟大的壮举。——德福拉·墨菲，《旁观者》