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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... friends, the Wints, in Oxford. Their three-year-old daughter, who was an avid collector of wild flowers, was his first teacher and the one who kindled an interest in natural phenomena, which has endured to this day. Over the years ...
... friends, the Wints, in Oxford. Their three-year-old daughter, who was an avid collector of wild flowers, was his first teacher and the one who kindled an interest in natural phenomena, which has endured to this day. Over the years ...
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... friend, who sat next to her in class, knew about our relationship. The lesson that morning was my short story, The Portrait of a Lady, about my grandmother. The teacher thought it best to tell her students something about its author ...
... friend, who sat next to her in class, knew about our relationship. The lesson that morning was my short story, The Portrait of a Lady, about my grandmother. The teacher thought it best to tell her students something about its author ...
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... friends, she told them so on their face in no uncertain terms. She is a stronger woman than any I have known. Her mother was very upset when she discovered she drank whisky. One evening she stormed into the room, picked up her glass and ...
... friends, she told them so on their face in no uncertain terms. She is a stronger woman than any I have known. Her mother was very upset when she discovered she drank whisky. One evening she stormed into the room, picked up her glass and ...
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... friendship. My elder brother and I were put in a newly opened school known as the Modern. Unlike other schools in northern India, Modern School was co-educational: there were five girls among thirty boys. The principal and majority of ...
... friendship. My elder brother and I were put in a newly opened school known as the Modern. Unlike other schools in northern India, Modern School was co-educational: there were five girls among thirty boys. The principal and majority of ...
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... friends who have stayed friends throughout my life. The one who came into my life in more ways than one was E.N. Mangat Rai, from a Christian family. He was the brightest student in my class and walked away with more prizes than anyone ...
... friends who have stayed friends throughout my life. The one who came into my life in more ways than one was E.N. Mangat Rai, from a Christian family. He was the brightest student in my class and walked away with more prizes than anyone ...
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