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Pinjar: The Skeleton And Other Stories by Amrita Pritam
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PINJAR: The Skeleton and Other Stories by Amrita Pritam
Translate by : Khushwant Singh
I am in no mood to write a long caption. No matter what I say, this book is a must-read.
The book comprises of two short stories: The Skeleton and That Man.
The Skeleton is my favourite of the two, and that's the one I highly recommend.
Pinjar or The Skeleton is a story set in the backdrop of partition of India. The word partition itself is enough to give an idea about the mood of this story.
It's the tale of Puro. Puro is the obedient daughter who gladly accepts the marriage proposal which her parents chose for her and dreams about a life with the prospective suitor. Her world turns upside down when Rashid abducts her to avenge a similar crime committed by her uncle. After struggling for days, she manages to escape and return to her family. But the family was not ready to accept her fearing society. The rejection gave her a severe blow than abduction. Devastated, Puro returned to Rashid and started to live like a Skeleton. She broke all the ties from her past life, even her name and religion.
The story later takes us to the partition of India. It also highlights the atrocities towards women, their sufferings, and sacrifices that took place in this background. Behind all this, the life of Puro is an example of struggle, motherhood, compassion, and determination.
In fact it's a story that won't fail to transfer the emotions of the characters towards the reader.
That Man : It's the story of a man who was born to be a saint as his parents decided so. The whole story is the man's search for closure. The story, written as poetic prose, has an air of melancholy surrounding it. I guess The essence of the story got lost in translation, and it failed to impress me.
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Translate by : Khushwant Singh
I am in no mood to write a long caption. No matter what I say, this book is a must-read.
The book comprises of two short stories: The Skeleton and That Man.
The Skeleton is my favourite of the two, and that's the one I highly recommend.
Pinjar or The Skeleton is a story set in the backdrop of partition of India. The word partition itself is enough to give an idea about the mood of this story.
It's the tale of Puro. Puro is the obedient daughter who gladly accepts the marriage proposal which her parents chose for her and dreams about a life with the prospective suitor. Her world turns upside down when Rashid abducts her to avenge a similar crime committed by her uncle. After struggling for days, she manages to escape and return to her family. But the family was not ready to accept her fearing society. The rejection gave her a severe blow than abduction. Devastated, Puro returned to Rashid and started to live like a Skeleton. She broke all the ties from her past life, even her name and religion.
The story later takes us to the partition of India. It also highlights the atrocities towards women, their sufferings, and sacrifices that took place in this background. Behind all this, the life of Puro is an example of struggle, motherhood, compassion, and determination.
In fact it's a story that won't fail to transfer the emotions of the characters towards the reader.
That Man : It's the story of a man who was born to be a saint as his parents decided so. The whole story is the man's search for closure. The story, written as poetic prose, has an air of melancholy surrounding it. I guess The essence of the story got lost in translation, and it failed to impress me.
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐