Not a Nice Man to Know

In 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.