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Kitabon Wala Ghar

by Jasbir Bhullar (illus. Chandramohan Kulkarni; trans. Rakesh Pankaj)

Ages 9–13Indian author

Childhood stories from rural Punjab in 1946–49, told through young Veer: a dying plant brought home, a stray dog, a dozing teacher, an open-air film, and the fear that spreads through the village during Partition. Translated from Punjabi into Hindi.

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Author
Jasbir Bhullar (illus. Chandramohan Kulkarni; trans. Rakesh Pankaj)
Age
Ages 9–13
Type
Memoir, Short Stories, Historical Fiction
Language
Hindi
Publisher
Jugnoo Prakashan (Ektara)
Readers rate it
4.00 / 5 on Goodreads
In India
Available

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