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| Author | Kamleshwar |
|---|---|
| Original title | कितने पाकिस्तान |
| Language | Hindi |
| Subject | partition of India |
| Genre | historical novel |
| Published | 2000 by Rajpal & Sons, Delhi [1] |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 361 pages [2] |
| Awards | Sahitya Akademi Award (2003) |
| ISBN | 8170283205 (2000 ed.) |
| OCLC | 44951976 |
| 891.433 | |
| LC Class | PK2098.K26 |
| Preceded by | Not Flowers of Henna |
Kitne Pakistan (translation: How Many Pakistan?[3]) is a 2000 Hindi novel by Kamleshwar, noted 20th-century Hindi writer, a pioneer of the Nayi Kahani ("New Story") movement of the 1950s, and later screenwriter for Hindi cinema.[4] The novel combines allegory and realism, and deals with a vast expanse of human history, as it follows the rise of sectarianism, nationalism, Hindutva and communalism, raising questions about the true motives of the people who make decisions on the behalf and for common people, who throughout the history have borne the brunt of their decision. It witnesses the violence, separation and bloodshed in the aftermath of partition of India in 1947 and examines the nature and futility of divisive politics and religion.[3][5][6]
It won the 2003 Sahitya Akademi Award for Hindi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[7] Today, the novel is considered as the author's finest work,[4] and one of the classics of modern Hindi literature.[8]
- ^ "Book_Details: Kitne Pakistan". Rajpal & Sons. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "LC Online Catalog - Item Information". Library of Congress. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Sen1997was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Kamleshwar (2007). Not Flowers of Henna. Katha. pp. 6, 8. ISBN 978-81-89020-21-7.
- ^ Sukrita Paul Kumar (2004). Narrating partition: texts, interpretations, ideas. Indialog Publications. p. 15. ISBN 978-81-87981-62-6.
- ^ "अदीबों की अदालत है 'कितने पाकिस्तान'". BBC, Hindi (in Hindi). 29 December 2003. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards listings". Sahitya Akademi, Official website. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
- ^ Sweta Kaushal (15 September 2014). "7 classics of Hindi literature you must read right now - Hindustan Times". Archived from the original on 16 September 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2014.