The Portrait of a Lady : Collected Stories Paperback / softback
by Khushwant Singh
Paperback / softback
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'A Khushwant Singh short story is not flamboyant but modest, restrained, well-crafted...Perhaps his greatest gift as a writer is a wonderful particularity of description'-London Magazine Khushwant Singh first established his reputation as a writer through the short story.
His stories-wry, poignant, erotic and, above all, human-bear testimony to Khushwant Singh's remarkable range and his ability to create an unforgettable PBI - World.
Spanning over half a century, this volume contains all the short stories Khushwant Singh has ever written, including the delightfully tongue-in-cheek 'The Maharani of Chootiapuram', written in 2008. 'Khushwant's stories enthrall...[He has]an ability akin to that of Somerset Maugham...the ability to entertain intelligently'-PBI - India Today 'His stories are better than [those of] any PBI - Indian writing in English-Times of PBI - India 'The Collected Short Stories leaves the reader in a delightful, inebriated trance'-Sunday Chronicle 'He is not an ordinary short story writer...[Collected Stories] is delightful reading'-Hindustan Times
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:480 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
- Publication Date:20/02/2009
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- ISBN:9780143065876
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:480 pages
- Publisher:Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd
- Publication Date:20/02/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9780143065876