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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... once in the over fifty years I have been drinking. And though some women have come into my life as they do in the lives of most men, I have never made unwelcome passes at them, nor been snubbed or slapped for taking undue liberties with ...
... once in the over fifty years I have been drinking. And though some women have come into my life as they do in the lives of most men, I have never made unwelcome passes at them, nor been snubbed or slapped for taking undue liberties with ...
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... once in my life have I been drunk - high, yes; garrulous, yes; amorous, yes. But never out of control, staggering or talking bullshit. I have even less time to indulge in women. And when I have, as when I am in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras ...
... once in my life have I been drunk - high, yes; garrulous, yes; amorous, yes. But never out of control, staggering or talking bullshit. I have even less time to indulge in women. And when I have, as when I am in Bombay, Calcutta, Madras ...
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... Once the German ambassador and his wife came over. The meal was finished at 8.30 p.m. Liqueurs were served. It was 8.45 p.m. The ambassador took out his cigar and asked my wife, 'I know, Mrs Singh, that you like your guests to leave ...
... Once the German ambassador and his wife came over. The meal was finished at 8.30 p.m. Liqueurs were served. It was 8.45 p.m. The ambassador took out his cigar and asked my wife, 'I know, Mrs Singh, that you like your guests to leave ...
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... Once a Sikh family had a wedding and needed money to give their daughter a suitable dowry. They pestered their debtors. One night a gang of dacoits raided their home, killed three men, took all their cash and jewellery, and abducted the ...
... Once a Sikh family had a wedding and needed money to give their daughter a suitable dowry. They pestered their debtors. One night a gang of dacoits raided their home, killed three men, took all their cash and jewellery, and abducted the ...
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... once when in Delhi I had gone to see her in her room and kissed her passionately in the moonlight. She had reprimanded me, but thereafter her letters to me were even friendlier than before. She was in London doing some kind of advanced ...
... once when in Delhi I had gone to see her in her room and kissed her passionately in the moonlight. She had reprimanded me, but thereafter her letters to me were even friendlier than before. She was in London doing some kind of advanced ...
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