Absolute Khushwant (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780143068716 - UTGIVEN: 2010-08An agnostic who's well-versed in the holy scriptures; a vocal champion of free speech who supported the Emergency; a 'dirty old man' who sees 'the world in a grain of sand and beauty in a wild flower'. Born in 1915 in pre-Partition Punjab, Khushwant Singh has been witness to almost all the major ev[...]
Delhi (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780140126198 - UTGIVEN: 1990-04Sprawling over several centuries of Delhi's evolution, the novel is often bawdy and irreverent, but nonetheless is also a meticulous study of the history of the city. The author is also an historian who has written, "A History of the Sikhs" and "Delhi: A Portrait".[...]
Company of Women (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780140290479 - UTGIVEN: 2000-10Recently separated from his nagging, ill-tempered wife of 13 years, millionaire businessman Mohan Kumar decides to reinvent his life. Convinced that 'lust is the true foundation of love', he embarks on an audacious plan - to advertise for paid lady companions to share his bed and his life.[...]
I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780144000845 - UTGIVEN: 2005-10Set in Amritsar, during India's freedom movement, when nationalists called upon the British to 'Quit India'. Sardar Buta Singh, First Class Magistrate, a man whose family is known for its loyalty to the Raj, is close to being nominated to the Queen's honours list that year. However, unknown to him, [...]
A History of the Sikhs (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780195673081 - UTGIVEN: 2004-11Based on scholarly archival research, this work covers the genesis and development of Sikhism and the Sikh community, up to the time of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.[...]
Train to Pakistan (Häftad)
avKhushwant Singh
ISBN: 9780802132215 - UTGIVEN: 199402"In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million people--Muslims and Hindus and Sikhs--were in flight. By the time the monsoon broke, almost a million of them were dead, and all of northern India was in arms, in terror, or in hiding. The only rem[...]
Khushwant Singh Selects Best Indian Short Stories, Volume 2 (häftad)
ISBN: 9788172234645 - UTGIVEN: 2015-11Best Indian short stories. This collection is carefully selected by the author. They represent the best of Indian writing in the genre. They have the ability to stick to the traditional rules of the craft, and still demonstrate remarkable originality.[...]
