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Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories Paperback – January 1, 2009

by Amrita Pritam (Author)

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"The Skeleton" and "That Man", two of the most moving novels by Amrita Pritam, one of India's great women writers. In the Skeleton, set against the background of religious and clan feuds on the eve of partition, Amrita Pritam portrays the inmost being of novel's complex characters. The Skeleton, translated from Punjabi into English by Khushwant Singh, is memorable for its lyrical quality. The Man is a compelling account of a young man born under strange circumstances and abandoned at the altar of God.

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Tara Press
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2009
January 1
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7.9 x 5.5 x 1.6
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9788183860970
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978-8183860970
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 8183860974
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Tara Press; First Edition (January 1, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9788183860970
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-8183860970
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 8.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.87 x 5.51 x 1.57 inches

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Shubham Gupta

Such an amazing author. Love her work

Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015

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Such an amazing author. Love her work. Just read Pinjar so far and am looking forward to reading the others too!

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Curatorofmemories

Two moving stories- One with partition and other with personal belief as background

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In 1956, Amrita Pritam became the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her long poem, 'Sunehade' (Messages). In 1981, she won the Bharatiya Jnanpith for the novel 'Kagaz Te Canvas' (The Paper and the Canvas). In 1969, she was conferred with the Padma Shri and in 2004 the Padma Vibhushan. She was also awarded the highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi - 'Immortals of Literature' in 2005.

Written in 1950 Pinjar is the story of Hindu girl, Puro, who is abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid. Puro's parents refuse to accept her when she manages to escape from Rashid's home. Written in the backdrop of India’s partition, it is a moving story of a young girl who is first bewildered at her changed circumstances and later calmly accepts her fate and makes peace with her soul. Equally moving is the sensitive portrayal of Rashid who is torn between his love for Puro and the guilt of having abducted her.

Yaatri is story about a man born under strange circumstances. Sacrificed at the altar of God because of a vow taken by his mother, the young boy grows up hating his mother. Only much later when he realizes the truth does he come to terms with his own life.

The Tara edition has these two stories translated from Punjabi in English (The Skeleton and That Man) by Khushwant Singh. The cover is painting titled Self Portrait by Deepti Naval.

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Mrinal Chakraborty

Haunted collection of stories by one of the most prolific writer

Reviewed in India on February 21, 2021

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Un-putdownable stories .. mesmerizing .. brilliant .. naked , hard humans ..

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readingfatima

Awesome Blossom

Reviewed in India on June 29, 2020

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Both the stories are amazing and it's the only publication vch has printed Amritajis translated version of Pinjar...so you have no option...its amazing

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Rajesh mahajan

... PINJAR for my research paper and Pritam has written amazing work. One should not read it from the ...

Reviewed in India on July 5, 2018

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I worked on PINJAR for my research paper and Pritam has written amazing work. One should not read it from the point of view of partition or idea of women but one should read for its language which Kushwant Singh has translated.

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V. Borah

Editing needed

Reviewed in India on September 29, 2020

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Too many typos in this one

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