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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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Der Zug nach Pakistan (1956) 975 Exemplare
Delhi (1990) 181 Exemplare
The Company of Women (1999) 119 Exemplare
Truth, Love and a Little Malice (2002) 113 Exemplare
Sunset Club (2010) 43 Exemplare
End of India (2003) 39 Exemplare
India: An Introduction (1970) 36 Exemplare
Kipling's India (1994) 29 Exemplare
Die Sikhs (1984) 25 Exemplare
Burial at Sea (2004) 22 Exemplare
Women and Men in My Life (1707) 21 Exemplare
Death at My Doorstep (2005) 21 Exemplare
We Indians (1993) 20 Exemplare
Sahibs Who Loved India (2009) 20 Exemplare
Sex, Scotch & Scholarship (1992) 18 Exemplare
The Collected Novels (1996) 18 Exemplare
5 Indian Masters (2003) — Mitwirkender — 17 Exemplare
A history of the Sikhs (1963) 15 Exemplare
Joke Book (1995) 13 Exemplare
Our Favourite Indian Stories (2002) 13 Exemplare
Gods and Godmen of India (2003) 13 Exemplare
The Mark of Vishnu (2011) 13 Exemplare
Classic Khushwant Singh (1999) 12 Exemplare
The Freethinker's Prayer Book (2012) 11 Exemplare
Khushwant Singh's Joke Book II (1995) 11 Exemplare
More Malicious Gossip (1991) 10 Exemplare
Khushwant Singh's Joke Book IV (2013) 9 Exemplare
My Bleeding Punjab (1992) 8 Exemplare
Land of five rivers (2006) 8 Exemplare
Mano Majra (1956) 8 Exemplare
Umrao Jan Ada (2004) 7 Exemplare
Malicious Gossip (1987) 7 Exemplare
Big Fat Joke Book (2000) 6 Exemplare
Nature Watch (1997) 6 Exemplare
The Lost Victory (2005) 6 Exemplare
Jannat Aur Anya Kahaniyan (2008) 5 Exemplare
Songs of the Gurus (2008) — Übersetzer — 5 Exemplare
On Women: Selected Writings (2014) 5 Exemplare
Pakistan mail (2010) 5 Exemplare
On Religion: Selected Writings (2014) 4 Exemplare
View of India (1974) 4 Exemplare
Khushwant Singh Treasury (2007) 4 Exemplare
The Sikhs Today (1985) 3 Exemplare
Extraordinary Indians (2017) 3 Exemplare
Many Moods Many Faces (1989) 3 Exemplare
Joke Book: v. 5 (2013) 3 Exemplare
Maharaja in Denims (2014) 3 Exemplare
Hymns of Guru Nanak (1997) 2 Exemplare
Auratien (Hindi Edition) (2013) 2 Exemplare
Indira Gandi Returns (1979) 2 Exemplare
Samudra Ki Lehron Mein (2013) 2 Exemplare
Sights and sounds of the world (2001) 2 Exemplare
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Collected Stories (2007) 2 Exemplare
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Shri Ram: a biography (1968) 1 Exemplar
India 1 Exemplar
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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 weitere Rezensionen | 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.… (mehr)
 
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