Khushwant Singh

Khushwantnama

The Lessons of My Life

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Produktbeschreibung

This book is full of the honesty and sharp wit that is so characteristic of Khushwant Singh. It was published by Penguin India in the year 2014 and is available in hardcover and paperback.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 198mm x 129mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 154g
• ISBN-13: 9780143419488
• ISBN-10: 014341948X
• Artikelnr.: 42383247

Autorenporträt

Khushwant Singh was India's best - known writer and columnist. He was founder -editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald and Hindustan Times. He authored classics such as Train to Pakistan, I shall Not Hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His latest novel, The Sunset Club, written when he was 95, was published by Penguin Books in 2010. His non- fiction includes the classic two - volume A History of the sikhs, a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography, Truth, Love and aLittle Malice, was published by Penguin Books in 2002. Khushwant Singh was a member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but retuned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Among the other awards ha has received are the Punjab Ratna, the Sulabh International award for the most honest Indian of the year, and honorary doctrates from several universitie