A History of Punjabi literature

by Sant Singh Sekhon

Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket in good condition. Jacket is sunned, and edges are creased and nicked, including a tiny tear. Boards and page block are lightly marked, and spine is slightly cocked. Binding is sound and pages are clear. LW

428 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Sant Singh Sekhon (1908–1997) was a Punjabi playwright and fiction writer. He is part of the generation of Indian authors who mark the transition of India into an independent nation, scarred by the tragedies of partition.

Sekhon was born in Lyallpur, Punjab (present-day Pakistan), and grew up in his father's village in Dakha,near Ludhiana. His father was an idealist but introverted while his mother was more practical and religious, practicing Sikh Singh Sabha. There was considerable marital discord in the family which colours many of his stories. Sekhon eventually graduated with master's degrees in Economics and also in English. In the 1930s, he started writing in English, and after some initial publications including some in shared publications with W.H. Auden and Stephen Spender.[1] But given the greater audience in Punjabi, he shifted to Punjabi, and initially made a mark as a playwright. Along with many South-Asian littérateurs of his generation (Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Buddhadev Bose), he taught English but wrote in an Indian language.