Train to Pakistan

Train to Pakistan
First edition
AuthorKhushwant Singh
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical novel
PublisherChatto & Windus
Publication date
1956
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages181
ISBN0-8371-8226-3 (reissue)

Train to Pakistan is a historical novel by writer Khushwant Singh, published in 1956. It recounts the Partition of India in August 1947 through the perspective of Mano Majra, a fictional border village.

Instead of depicting the Partition in terms of only the political events surrounding it, Khushwant Singh digs into a deep local focus, providing a human dimension which brings to the event a sense of reality, horror, and believability.[1][failed verification]

  1. ^ "Book Review: Khuswants Singh's 'Train to Pakistan'". India Today. 21 August 2006. Retrieved 1 October 2014.