Khushwant Singh (1915–2014)
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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 mehr anzeigen 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) weniger anzeigen
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A History of the Sikhs: Volume 2: 1839-2004 (Oxford India Collection (Paperback)) (1978) 72 Exemplare
Unforgettable Khushwant Singh: His Finest Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Humour (2017) 3 Exemplare
Uma Esposa para o sahib 2 Exemplare
Truth Love and A Little Malice 2 Exemplare
Khushwant Singh's View of India 2 Exemplare
Declaring Love in Four Languages: A Selection of the Finest Love Poems in English, Hindi, Urdu & Punjabi (1997) 2 Exemplare
Homage to Guru Gobind Singh 1 Exemplar
Auraten, Sex, Love Aur Lust 1 Exemplar
MERA LHULUHAN PUNJAB 1 Exemplar
I believe 1 Exemplar
On Women, Sex, Love and Lust 1 Exemplar
With Malice Towards One and All 1 Exemplar
obituaries:Death at my door step 1 Exemplar
Indira Gandhi returns 1 Exemplar
Kushwant Singh's Joke Book 1 Exemplar
India 1 Exemplar
Death Comes To Daulat Ram 1 Exemplar
Women, Sex, Love and Lust 1 Exemplar
Khushwant singh kay behtareen afsanay 1 Exemplar
I accuse 1 Exemplar
Karma 1 Exemplar
Azadi 1 Exemplar
MERA BHARAT 1 Exemplar
Khuswant Singh's View of India 1 Exemplar
Khushwant Singh's Joke Book 9 1 Exemplar
Best Indian Short Stories, Volume II 1 Exemplar
විහඟ ගීතය 1 Exemplar
සොඳුරු ළඳුන් ඇසුරේ 1 Exemplar
Delhi through the Seasons 1 Exemplar
Ghadar 1915; India's First Armed Revolution 1 Exemplar
Good people, bad people 1 Exemplar
Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories 1 Exemplar
The Harpercollins book of New Indian Fiction 1 Exemplar
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Other Voices, Other Vistas: Short Stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America (1992) — Mitwirkender — 187 Exemplare
Toleranz im Weltkontext Geschichten - Erscheinungsformen - Neue Entwicklungen (2012) — Mitwirkender — 3 Exemplare
Ethik im Weltkontext Geschichten - Erscheinungsformen - Neuere Konzepte (2014) — Mitwirkender — 1 Exemplar
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- SINGH, Khushwant
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- 1915-02-02
- Todestag
- 2014-03-20
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- India
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- Hadali, India
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- New Delhi, India
- Todesursache
- natural causes
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- Hadali, India
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- Government College, Lahore
King's College, London - Berufe
- columnist
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Member of Parliament, India (1980-1986) - Organisationen
- Indian Foreign Service
Illustrated Weekly of India
Hindustan Times - Preise und Auszeichnungen
- Padma Vibhushan (2007)
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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.… (mehr)