At 96, Khushwant Singh pens new book
By IANSFriday, November 26, 2010
NEW DELHI - Ninety six, and still going strong.
Writer-columnist Khushwant Singh has brought to life the stories of three old friends - Pandit Preetam Sharma, Nawab Barkatullah, Sardar Boota Singh - in his new book, The Sunset Club that will be released here Nov 30 by Gurcharan Kaur, wife of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
The 96-year-old writer, one of India’s most loved storytellers, is the author of classics like Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi, The Company of Women and Burial at Sea.
His non-fiction include a classic two-volume A History of the Sikhs; a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry.
His autobiography, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, was published in 2002.
“The Sunset Club” is the writer’s second venture this year. A volume, Absolute Khushwant: The Low-Down on Life, Death and Most Things In-Between came out early this year.
“The Sunset Club” takes a look at old age fantasies and nostalgia as the three friends of more than 40 years sit together on a bench in Lodhi Gardens to exchange news and views of the events of the day. It talks of everything from love, lust, sex and scandal.
