Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books, India
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780140290462ISBN:014029046X
Description: Very Good. Softcover in very good condition. Some visible signs of wear from previous ownership, but still a very good looking copy. May have remainder mark, or a small amount of writing on the inside. read more
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ One of the most thought-provoking and powerful novels written about the Partition. Set in a small-town frontier province in 1947, just before Partition, Tamas tells the story of a sweeper named Nathu who is bribed and deceived by a local Muslim politician to kill a pig, ostensibly for a veterinarian. The following morning, the carcass is discovered on the steps of the mosque and the town, already tension-ridden, erupts. Enraged Muslims massacre ... read more
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This book carries Manipuri translation of Sahitya Akademi award winning Hindi Novel of the same title by noted Hindi novelist Bhisham Sahni. It has been translated by I S Kangjam. This interestingly poignant novel is about the terrible events that took place during the partition of India. It is based on actual events, and authentically follows the tragedies that unfold in the town after a pig, considered unclean by the Muslims, is ground ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date published: 15/04/2003
ISBN-13:9780140290462ISBN:014029046X
Description: Used-Good. THIS IS A HARD TO FIND OR RARE TITLE. PLEASE ALLOW 7-21 DAYS FOR DELIVERY, BOOK IN GOOD OR BETTER CONDITION. ITEM WILL BE SHIPPED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE FROM WAREHOUSE. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR QUERIES. read more
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This book carries Kashmiri translation of Sahitya Akademi award winning Hindi by noted Hindi novelist Bhisham Sahni. It has been translated by Rafiq Massoodi. This interestingly poignant novel is about the terrible events that took place during the partition of India. It is based on actual events, and authentically follows the tragedies that unfold in the town after a pig, considered unclean by the Muslims, is ground slaughtered on the steps of ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780140290462ISBN:014029046X
Description: Brand New in Brand New jacket. Condition: NEW ~ This interestingly poignant novel is about the terrible events that took place during the partition of India. It is based on actual events, and authentically follows the tragediesthat unfold in the town after a pig, considered unclean by the Muslims, is ground slaughtered on the steps of the local mosque. Read this Winner of the Sahitya AkademiAward to find out what happens next.352 pages ~ 014029046X ~ language: English ~ 2001/10 ~ Paperback ~ ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin
Date published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780140290462ISBN:014029046X
Description: pp. 352. As New. "Set in a small-town frontier province in 1947, just before partition, Tamas tells the story of a sweeper named Nathu who is bribed and deceived by a local Muslim politician to kill a pig, ostensibly for a veterinarian. The following morning, the carcass is discovered on the steps of the mosque and the town, already tension-ridden, erupts. Enraged Muslims massacre scores of Hindus and Sikhs, who, in turn, kill every Muslim they can find. Finally, the area's British ... read more
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