Train to Pakistan
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Train to Pakistan is a landmark historical novel by Khushwant Singh that portrays the human tragedy and communal violence surrounding the Partition of India in 1947.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Train to Pakistan canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Partition literature
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Train to Pakistan (1998 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Khushwant Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Indian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
colonial legacy in India
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communal riots ⓘ mass migration ⓘ refugee trains ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | Partition of British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Hukum Chand
NERFINISHED
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Iqbal NERFINISHED ⓘ Juggut Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ Nooran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Pamela Rooks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| frequentlyStudiedIn | university literature courses ⓘ |
| genre |
Partition novel
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ political fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780143065883 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 200 ⓘ |
| includedIn | Indian English literature canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | landmark novel on the Partition of India ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Partition of India
NERFINISHED
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communal violence ⓘ human tragedy ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
realistic portrayal of Partition violence
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sympathetic depiction of ordinary villagers ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Train to Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Chatto and Windus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| setting | fictional village of Mano Majra ⓘ |
| settingCountry | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| tone |
realist
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tragic ⓘ |
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