Publisher |
Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. |
Publication Year |
2011 |
ISBN-13 |
9780143417798 |
ISBN-10 |
9780143417798 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
232 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Weight (grms) |
181 |
This book is about three men - Sardar Boota Singh, Nawab Barkatullah Baig, and Pandit Preetam Sharma. They have been friends for more than forty years. They’re all octogenarians and are a part of the sunset club. Every evening, during sunset hours these men sit in the Lodhi Gardens, and indulge in conversations about a number of controversial topics. These topics range from religion and politics to love, sex, and scandals.
In the book, The Sunset Club, the author delicately portrays the life and problems of old age. He keeps track of this trio for a year, from January 26, 2009 to January 26, 2010. The different events that take place through a year include violence, general elections, corruption, and natural disasters. And the ways in which the conversations of the trio change as per time, are given in The Sunset Club.
This book not only gives a picture of the old picture in India, but it also highlights the various social complexities and irony. The readers can experience an emotional rollercoaster ride with sadness and laughter, through this book. The Sunset Club was published by Penguin India in 2011, and is available in paperback.
Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh is Indias best known writer and columnist. He has been founder editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His latest novel, The Sunset Club, written when he was 95, was published by Penguin Books in 2010. His nonfiction includes the classic two volume A History of the Sikhs, a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture, Delhi, nature, current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, was published by Penguin Books in 2002.
Khushwant Singh
Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd.