Train to Pakistan
by Khushwant Singh
Taste attributes: historicalpoliticaldramafresh & originalunsavouryheavylinearemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancelove conquers allsocial commentary
Boxlist takeExpect a serious, unsavoury historical novel, emotive rather than low-key. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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3.9 / 5
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About This Book
“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 remaining oases of peace were a scatter of little villages lost in the remote reaches of the frontier.
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- Khushwant Singh
- Published
- 1956
- Pages
- 206
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