Train to Pakistan
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This article is about the novel Train to Pakistan. For the Hindi movie Train to Pakistan, see Train to Pakistan (film).
| Author | Khushwant Singh |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Historical novel |
| Publisher | Chatto & Windus |
| Released | 1956 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 181 pp |
| ISBN | NA & reissue ISBN 0-8371-8226-3 |
Train To Pakistan is a historical novel by Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947.
Instead of depicting the Partition in terms of only the political events surrounding it, Singh digs into a deep local focus, providing a human dimension which brings to the event a sense of reality, horror, and believability.
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[edit] A new edition, 2006
Rodi Books in New Delhi published a new edition of the novel together with 66 of Margaret Bourke-White's photographs of the violence. In late 2006, Rodi was hoping to find an international distributor for the edition at the Frankfurt Book Fair (in October, 2006.).[1]
[edit] Notes
- ^ Sengupta, Somini, "Bearing Steady Witness To Partition's Wounds," an article in the Arts section, The New York Times, September 21, 2006, pages E1, E7
[edit] Sources
- Sengupta, Somini, "Bearing Steady Witness To Partition's Wounds," an article in the Arts section, The New York Times, September 21, 2006, pages E1, E7
- Lance Truong, "Character Development" An excerpt from A writing assignment, St. Paul College, September 16, 2006
