Partition Books

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Train to Pakistan Train to Pakistan (Paperback)
by (shelved 66 times as partition)
avg rating 3.94 — 32,168 ratings — published 1956
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The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India The Other Side of Silence: Voices from the Partition of India (Paperback)
by (shelved 33 times as partition)
avg rating 4.08 — 1,002 ratings — published 1998
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Cracking India Cracking India (Paperback)
by (shelved 30 times as partition)
avg rating 3.85 — 6,009 ratings — published 1988
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The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan (Hardcover)
by (shelved 29 times as partition)
avg rating 3.90 — 1,614 ratings — published 2007
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Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 25 times as partition)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,880 ratings — published 2018
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Midnight’s Children Midnight’s Children (Paperback)
by (shelved 24 times as partition)
avg rating 3.97 — 133,437 ratings — published 1981
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तमस तमस (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as partition)
avg rating 4.17 — 2,078 ratings — published 1972
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Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 16 times as partition)
avg rating 4.10 — 4,938 ratings — published 2007
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Borders and Boundaries: How Women Experienced the Partition of India Borders and Boundaries: How Women Experienced the Partition of India (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as partition)
avg rating 4.19 — 144 ratings — published 1998
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The Book of Everlasting Things The Book of Everlasting Things (Hardcover)
by (shelved 14 times as partition)
avg rating 4.14 — 3,610 ratings — published 2022
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Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition (ebook)
by (shelved 14 times as partition)
avg rating 4.03 — 2,213 ratings — published 2015
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The Shadow Lines The Shadow Lines (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as partition)
avg rating 3.86 — 9,031 ratings — published 1988
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The Night Diary The Night Diary (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as partition)
avg rating 4.21 — 20,734 ratings — published 2018
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Basti (New York Review Books Classics) Basti (New York Review Books Classics)
by (shelved 13 times as partition)
avg rating 3.71 — 773 ratings — published 1979
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Freedom At Midnight Freedom At Midnight (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as partition)
avg rating 4.33 — 11,273 ratings — published 1975
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What the Body Remembers What the Body Remembers (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as partition)
avg rating 3.91 — 3,000 ratings — published 1999
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Pakistan or Partition of India Pakistan or Partition of India
by (shelved 11 times as partition)
avg rating 4.43 — 755 ratings — published 1940
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Partition Voices: Untold British Stories Partition Voices: Untold British Stories (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as partition)
avg rating 4.47 — 505 ratings — published 2019
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Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India Shameful Flight: The Last Years of the British Empire in India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 10 times as partition)
avg rating 4.00 — 306 ratings — published 2006
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This Is Not That Dawn This Is Not That Dawn (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as partition)
avg rating 4.49 — 86 ratings — published 2010
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पिंजर [Pinjar] पिंजर [Pinjar] (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as partition)
avg rating 4.17 — 1,646 ratings — published 1950
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Mottled Dawn: Fifty Sketches and Stories of Partition Mottled Dawn: Fifty Sketches and Stories of Partition (Paperback)
by (shelved 9 times as partition)
avg rating 4.33 — 900 ratings — published 1997
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The Pity of Partition: Manto's Life, Times, and Work Across the India-Pakistan Divide The Pity of Partition: Manto's Life, Times, and Work Across the India-Pakistan Divide (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as partition)
avg rating 3.88 — 195 ratings — published 2013
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Aangan / آنگن Aangan / آنگن (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as partition)
avg rating 3.82 — 1,333 ratings — published
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Partitions Partitions (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as partition)
avg rating 3.99 — 984 ratings — published 2011
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Sunlight on a Broken Column Sunlight on a Broken Column (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as partition)
avg rating 3.92 — 1,094 ratings — published 1961
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No Woman's Land: Women from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh Write on the Partition India No Woman's Land: Women from Pakistan, India and Bangladesh Write on the Partition India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as partition)
avg rating 4.07 — 15 ratings — published 2004
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Independence Independence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.11 — 12,587 ratings — published 2023
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The Sixth River: A Journal from the Partition of India The Sixth River: A Journal from the Partition of India (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.30 — 74 ratings — published
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Toba Tek Singh: Stories Toba Tek Singh: Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.23 — 2,113 ratings — published 2008
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In Freedom's Shade In Freedom's Shade
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.08 — 39 ratings — published 2011
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A Bend in the Ganges A Bend in the Ganges (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.01 — 210 ratings — published 1964
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Clear Light of Day Clear Light of Day (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 3.73 — 4,162 ratings — published 1980
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Stories About the Partition of India Stories About the Partition of India (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as partition)
avg rating 4.20 — 25 ratings — published 1994
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In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition In the Language of Remembering: The Inheritance of Partition (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.68 — 158 ratings — published 2022
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Amritsar to Lahore: A Journey Across the India-Pakistan Border Amritsar to Lahore: A Journey Across the India-Pakistan Border (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 3.96 — 95 ratings — published 2000
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The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League, and the Demand for Pakistan The Sole Spokesman: Jinnah, the Muslim League, and the Demand for Pakistan (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.05 — 398 ratings — published 1985
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আগুনপাখি আগুনপাখি (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.49 — 499 ratings — published
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Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis and Indians Footprints of Partition: Narratives of Four Generations of Pakistanis and Indians (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.06 — 212 ratings — published 2015
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Partition: The Long Shadow Partition: The Long Shadow (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.08 — 25 ratings — published 2014
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Manto: Selected Stories Manto: Selected Stories (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.19 — 2,157 ratings — published 2003
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Kingdom's End: Selected Stories Kingdom's End: Selected Stories (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 4.20 — 791 ratings — published 1988
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Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence Jinnah: India-Partition-Independence (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 3.74 — 961 ratings — published 2009
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This Side, That Side: Restorying Partition This Side, That Side: Restorying Partition (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 3.82 — 67 ratings — published 2013
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Memories of Madness: Stories in 1947 Memories of Madness: Stories in 1947 (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as partition)
avg rating 3.76 — 50 ratings — published 2003
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Tomb of Sand Tomb of Sand (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as partition)
avg rating 3.66 — 4,001 ratings — published 2018
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The Parted Earth The Parted Earth (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as partition)
avg rating 3.95 — 2,013 ratings — published 2021
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River of Fire (Aag Ka Darya) River of Fire (Aag Ka Darya)
by (shelved 5 times as partition)
avg rating 4.04 — 1,042 ratings — published 1959
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Aanchal Malhotra
“Memorialization is not a passive practice but an active conversation.”
Aanchal Malhotra, Remnants of a Separation: A History of the Partition through Material Memory

Karan Singh
“Partition tore India into three pieces. Disaster struck. There was East Pakistan, there was West Pakistan, and there was the rest of India. Millions of people were uprooted from their houses, tens of thousands massacred on both sides. It was one of the greatest mass migrations and killings in human history. People today do not realize the tremendous trauma of Partition, whose negative vibrations continue to haunt us even today.”
Karan Singh, An Examined Life: Essays and Reflections by Karan Singh

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