Delhi: A Novel

Delhi: A Novel
AuthorKhushwant Singh
TranslatorIrfan Ahmad Khan Lahore, Pakistan
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
Published1990
PublisherPenguin Books India Ltd
Publication placeIndia

Delhi: A Novel is a historical novel by Indian writer Khushwant Singh published in 1990.[1] The novel was a bestseller in India when first published but received little critical attention compared to Amitav Ghosh's novel The Shadow Lines that also covered the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.[2][3]

  1. ^ Marlewicz, Halina (5 February 2016). "Heterotopian City. Khushwant Singh and his Delhi: A Novel". Politeja. 13 (1 (40)): 159–175. doi:10.12797/Politeja.13.2016.40.11. ISSN 2391-6737.
  2. ^ Bagchi, Amitabha (4 February 2022). "The Ghosts Of Khushwant Singh's Delhi". Outlook. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Carbajal, Alberto Fernández (5 September 2022). "Trans*versality, a hijra politics of knowledge, and Partition postmemory in Khushwant Singh's Delhi: A Novel". The Journal of Commonwealth Literature. 57 (3): 548–559. doi:10.1177/00219894221115909. ISSN 0021-9894.