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Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh
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Description for Train to Pakistan
Paperback. "Train to Pakistan" is the story of this isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war. Num Pages: 181 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 222.
In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million peopleMuslims and Hindus and Sikhswere 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 remaining oases of peace were a scatter of little villages lost in the remote reaches of the frontier. One of these villages was Mano Majra.” It is a place, Khushwant Singh goes on to tell us at the beginning of this classic novel, where Sikhs and ... Read more
In the summer of 1947, when the creation of the state of Pakistan was formally announced, ten million peopleMuslims and Hindus and Sikhswere 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 remaining oases of peace were a scatter of little villages lost in the remote reaches of the frontier. One of these villages was Mano Majra.” It is a place, Khushwant Singh goes on to tell us at the beginning of this classic novel, where Sikhs and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Weight
227g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802132215
SKU
V9780802132215
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-6
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