Freedom at Midnight
by Dominique Lapierre
Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldocumentaryfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearbig & variedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancedeep rivalrysocial commentary
Boxlist takeA grounded non-fiction book that is heavy, expansive and stirring. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
The end of an empire. The birth of two nations. Seventy years ago, at midnight on August 14, 1947, the Union Jack began its final journey down the flagstaff of Viceroy’s House, New Delhi. A fifth of humanity claimed their independence from the greatest empire history has ever seen—but the price of freedom was high, as a nation erupted into riots and bloodshed, partition and war.
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- Dominique Lapierre
- Published
- 1975
- Pages
- 564
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