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product_id: 166828514
title: "Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories"
brand: "amrita pritam"
price: "S$54"
currency: SGD
in_stock: true
reviews_count: 6
url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/166828514-pinjar-the-skeleton-and-other-stories
store_origin: SG
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# Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories

**Brand:** amrita pritam
**Price:** S$54
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories by amrita pritam
- **How much does it cost?** S$54 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    Such an amazing author. Love her work
  

*by S***A on Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2015*

Such an amazing author. Love her work. Just read Pinjar so far and am looking forward to reading the others too!

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    Two moving stories- One with partition and other with personal belief as background
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in India on April 18, 2021*

In 1956, Amrita Pritam became the first woman to win the Sahitya Akademi Award for her long poem, 'Sunehade' (Messages). In 1981, she won the Bharatiya Jnanpith for the novel 'Kagaz Te Canvas' (The Paper and the Canvas). In 1969, she was conferred with the Padma Shri and in 2004 the Padma Vibhushan. She was also awarded the highest honour conferred by the Sahitya Akademi - 'Immortals of Literature' in 2005.Written in 1950 Pinjar is the story of Hindu girl, Puro, who is abducted by a Muslim man, Rashid. Puro's parents refuse to accept her when she manages to escape from Rashid's home. Written in the backdrop of India’s partition, it is a moving story of a young girl who is first bewildered at her changed circumstances and later calmly accepts her fate and makes peace with her soul. Equally moving is the sensitive portrayal of Rashid who is torn between his love for Puro and the guilt of having abducted her.Yaatri is story about a man born under strange circumstances. Sacrificed at the altar of God because of a vow taken by his mother, the young boy grows up hating his mother. Only much later when he realizes the truth does he come to terms with his own life.The Tara edition has these two stories translated from Punjabi in English (The Skeleton and That Man) by Khushwant Singh. The cover is painting titled Self Portrait by Deepti Naval.

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    Feeling cheated
  

*by M***I on Reviewed in India on December 12, 2018*

Such a big publishing house and it is cheating readers. The title says Pinjar and other stories. It means there are more than two stories in the book. But actually the book contains only two stories - Pinjar and The Man. This is the case of misselling and is highly deprecated. I returned the product for the same reason.

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*Last updated: 2026-02-04*