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Khushwant Singh (1915–2014)

Autore di Train to Pakistan

156+ opere 2,734 membri 56 recensioni 4 preferito

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Khushwant Singh was born on February 2, 1915 in the village of Hadali in what is now the Punjab province of Pakistan. He attended St. Stephen's College in Delhi, Government College in Lahore, and King's College London. In 1947, he worked for India's ministry of external affairs and served as press mostra altro officer in Ottawa and London. From 1980 to 1986, he was a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament. He was an author and journalist. His newspaper column, With Malice Towards One and All, was syndicated all over India. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 novels and short-story collections including Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi: A Novel, The Company of Women, and The Sunset Club. He also wrote a two-volume History of the Sikhs, an autobiography entitled Truth, Love and a Little Malice, and a book of biographical profiles entitled The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous. He died on March 20, 2014 at the age of 99. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

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Opere di Khushwant Singh

Train to Pakistan (1956) 975 copie
Delhi (1990) 181 copie
La compagnia delle donne (1999) 119 copie
Sunset Club (2010) 43 copie
End of India (2003) 39 copie
India: An Introduction (1970) 36 copie
Kipling's India (1994) 29 copie
The Sikhs (1984) 25 copie
Burial at Sea (2004) 22 copie
Women and Men in My Life (1707) 21 copie
Death at My Doorstep (2005) 21 copie
We Indians (1993) 20 copie
Sahibs Who Loved India (2009) 20 copie
Sex, Scotch & Scholarship (1992) 18 copie
The Collected Novels (1996) 18 copie
5 Indian Masters (2003) — Collaboratore — 17 copie
A history of the Sikhs (1963) 15 copie
Joke Book (1995) 13 copie
Gods and Godmen of India (2003) 13 copie
The Mark of Vishnu (2011) 13 copie
Classic Khushwant Singh (1999) 12 copie
More Malicious Gossip (1991) 10 copie
My Bleeding Punjab (1992) 8 copie
Land of five rivers (2006) 8 copie
Mano Majra (1956) 8 copie
Umrao Jan Ada (2004) 7 copie
Malicious Gossip (1987) 7 copie
The Lost Victory (2005) 6 copie
Big Fat Joke Book (2000) 6 copie
Nature Watch (1997) 6 copie
Songs of the Gurus (2008) — Traduttore — 5 copie
Pakistan mail (2010) 5 copie
View of India (1974) 4 copie
Khushwant Singh Treasury (2007) 4 copie
The Sikhs Today (1985) 3 copie
Extraordinary Indians (2017) 3 copie
Many Moods Many Faces (1989) 3 copie
Joke Book: v. 5 (2013) 3 copie
Maharaja in Denims (2014) 3 copie
Hymns of Guru Nanak (1997) 2 copie
Auratien (Hindi Edition) (2013) 2 copie
Samudra Ki Lehron Mein (2013) 2 copie
ON INDIA (2017) 2 copie
Indira Gandi Returns (1979) 2 copie
Collected Stories (2007) 2 copie
I believe 1 copia
Shri Ram: a biography (1968) 1 copia
India 1 copia
Swarg : Aani Iter Katha (2010) 1 copia
Dus pratinidhi kahaniyan (1997) 1 copia
I accuse 1 copia
Karma 1 copia
The Big Fat Joke Book (2000) 1 copia
Hymns Of The Gurus (2003) 1 copia
Azadi 1 copia
MERA BHARAT 1 copia
The Sunset Club (2010) 1 copia
Mera Lahuluan Punjab (2007) 1 copia

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This will be one of the few times I complain that a book wasn't long enough. A breezy read, and Singh portrays an absolutely heartbreaking, gorgeous picture of small-village living India during the partition. It didn't quite go where I was expecting, or perhaps where I wanted it to. In the end, I was left wanting more; I wanted to learn more about the details of it, the major players that were responsible and a more sweeping epic. I've rarely read a historical fiction novel about a subject that only made me want to learn even more, so for that I give it 4 stars.

The final 30 pages completely ramp up everything; the tension, the dialogue, the hate and the horror. Some of the images depicted are so vile and terrifying yet Singh only uses these passages sparingly, and to great effect. Terrific ending, one of my favorite in recent memory. I'm really glad I was recommended this one by a good friend.
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hskey | 26 altre recensioni | Feb 18, 2024 |
I couldn't locate "Train to Pakistan" on Goodreads, hence commenting on this collection.

It is an incredible piece of storytelling.
 
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harishwriter | Oct 12, 2023 |
This book contains short stories by the best short story writers in the region. It starts with Toba Tek Singh and contains gems by others like Rajinder Singh Bedi.

Many stories have been set around the Partition, showing the deep wounds of that period.

Kushwant Singh's translation is top-notch.
 
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RajivC | Aug 30, 2023 |
A comienzos de 1947 los territorios del Indostán que dependían del Imperio Británico alcanzan la independencia. El territorio continental de la India queda dividido en dos países: India y Pakistán (de mayoría musulmana); el odio religioso se extiende por ambos produciendo centenares de miles de muertos y generando un conflicto que todavía perdura. Cuando en Mano Majra, un pequeño pueblo al norte de la India junto a la frontera con Pakistán, el prestamista local es asesinado, todas las sospechas recaen sobre un conocido ladrón sij, enamorado de una musulmana. Las habladurías que provoca el crimen, la llegada de un tren cargado de cadáveres y los rumores de revueltas en otras partes del país terminan enrareciendo la convivencia en el pueblo. Este clásico de la literatura india, publicado por primera vez en 1956, nos recuerda lo sencillo que es incitar al odio y romper la armonía en comunidades que han convivido pacíficamente durante siglos.… (altro)
 
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Natt90 | 26 altre recensioni | Mar 17, 2023 |

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