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In the summer of 1947, as the creation of Pakistan disrupted ten million Muslims, Hindus and Sikhs, the village of Mano Majra—where Sikhs and Muslims had lived in peace for centuries—faces a seismic shift. The arrival of the “ghost train,” an invisible funeral train carrying the bodies of thousands of refugees, brings the village its first taste of the brutal civil war. Through the story of the isolated village, Singh portrays the rise of religious hatred and the devastating impact on ordinary lives. Amid the turmoil, a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl form a bond that endures and transcends the violence around them, offering a glimmer of hope in an era of tragedy.
First publish date: 1956
Genre: Historical Fiction/20th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Khushwant Singh
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