{"product_id":"not-a-nice-man-to-know-the-best-of-khushwant-singh-paperback","title":"Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKhushwant Singh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an essay in this anthology, Khushwant Singh claims that he is not a nice man to know. Whatever the truth of that assertion, there is little question about his skill as a witty, eloquent and entertaining writer. This book collects the best of over three decades of the author's prose, including his finest journalistic pieces, short stories, translations, jokes, plays as well as excerpts from his non-fiction books and novels. Taken together, the pieces in this selection (some of which have never been published before) show just why Khushwant Singh is the country's most widely read columnist and one of its most celebrated authors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKhushwant Singh was India's best-known writer and columnist. He was founder-editor of \u003ci\u003eYojana\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of the \u003ci\u003eIllustrated Weekly of India\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNational Herald\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHindustan Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 1984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. \u003cbr\u003eHe passed away in 2014 at the age of ninety-nine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 584\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.57 x 8.5 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47570182635741,"sku":"9780143417392","price":31.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/6TkE-Lt9Dr9780143417392.webp?v=1773349889","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/not-a-nice-man-to-know-the-best-of-khushwant-singh-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}