and ending in post-Partition despair." Rushdie, Salman, Midnight's Children (1980). New York: Knopf, 1981; . Manto, Saadat Hasan, Kingdom's End and Other Stories (1987). Penguin Books India. . The majority of stories by this Punjabi writer revolve around the end of the Raj, Partition and communalism. Sahni, Bhisham, Tamas (1987). Penguin Books India. Sidhwa, Bapsi, Ice-Candy Man (1989) later published as Cracking India (1991). Singh, Khushwant, Train to Pakistan (1990). Grove Press; Lahiri, Jhumpa, Interpreter of Maladies (1999). Mariner Books/Houghton Mifflin. Baldwin, Shauna Singh, What the Body Remembers (2001). Anchor: Mistry, Rohinton, A Fine Balance (2001). Random House (though this book is set in 1975 Partition plays a dominant role in the narrative) Hoshyarpur to Lahore Entitled Hoshyar Pur say Lahore tak in Urdu, it is a true story based on a train journey from Indian city of Hoshiarpur to Lahore in Pakistan. It is written by a Police officer who traveled in this train. This is Not That Dawn (Jhoota Sach) Jhootha Sach is arguably the most outstanding piece of Hindi literature written about the Partition. Reviving life in Lahore as it was before 1947, the book opens on a nostalgic note, with vivid descriptions of the people that lived in the city's streets and lanes like Bhola Pandhe Ki Gali: Tara, who wanted an education above marriage; Puri, whose ideology and principles often came in the way of his impoverished circumstances; Asad, who was ready to sacrifice his love for the sake of communal harmony. Their lives—and those of other memorable characters—are forever altered as the carnage that ensues on the eve of Independence shatters the beauty and peace of the land, killing millions of Hindus and Muslims, and forcing others to leave their homes forever. Published in English translation for the first time, Yashpal's controversial novel is a politically charged, powerful tale of human suffering. Ali Pur Ka Aeeli Ali Pur Ka Aeeli in Urdu is an autobiography of Mumtaz Mufti that includes his narration on the account of bringing his family from Batala to Lahore on a truck. Khaak aur Khoon Khak aur Khoon is a historical novel by Naseem Hijazi that describes the sacrifices of Muslims of the sub-continent during the time of partition in 1947. When a portion of the Muslims from the various regions of India were trying to get to Pakistan, some faced attacks from Hindu and Sikh groups, during their journeys,