Sex,Scotch and ScholarshipIn this anthology, which comprises some of Khushwant Singh's best writing, you can look forward to some talk of sex, a little of Scotch and much Scholarship. The collection attempts to mirror the author's concerns and passions-his love of nature, his anguish over the situation in Punjab, his interest in religions of the world and his scholarly research on the one into which he was born, Sikhism. The highlight of this book, however, is the expansive, autobiographical opening piece written in Khushwant's characteristically candid style and perhaps the most complete self-portrait he has yet painted. |
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... father had taken contracts for the building of a new capital of India, New Delhi. My grandmother and I shared one bedroom, so there was no break in our friendship. My elder brother and I were put in a newly opened school known as the ...
... father had taken contracts for the building of a new capital of India, New Delhi. My grandmother and I shared one bedroom, so there was no break in our friendship. My elder brother and I were put in a newly opened school known as the ...
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... father's contracting business had prospered and we were living in a large double-storeyed house with three acres of lawn, a fruit and vegetable garden, and a tennis court. My father had two cars and hordes of servants. My elder brother ...
... father's contracting business had prospered and we were living in a large double-storeyed house with three acres of lawn, a fruit and vegetable garden, and a tennis court. My father had two cars and hordes of servants. My elder brother ...
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... father's wealth had begun to circulate. He was said to own half the new city of Delhi. That assured me of special consideration by my professors and fellow students. I did no better in Government College than I had done at St Stephen's ...
... father's wealth had begun to circulate. He was said to own half the new city of Delhi. That assured me of special consideration by my professors and fellow students. I did no better in Government College than I had done at St Stephen's ...
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... father's friends and distant relations came to see me off at the railway station. In those times going abroad was a rare adventure for Indians. I was loaded with garlands as if I were going out to conquer the world. My elder brother and ...
... father's friends and distant relations came to see me off at the railway station. In those times going abroad was a rare adventure for Indians. I was loaded with garlands as if I were going out to conquer the world. My elder brother and ...
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... father was one of the founders of the garden-city movement, I moved to Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire). He found me a room with a retired professor, F.S. Marvin, who had written many books. His little cottage was at the end of a lane ...
... father was one of the founders of the garden-city movement, I moved to Welwyn Garden City (Hertfordshire). He found me a room with a retired professor, F.S. Marvin, who had written many books. His little cottage was at the end of a lane ...
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