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The tragedy of colonial India's partition into Pakistan and India has filled volumes.
Here though is a very short list consisting of a few of the best. It's from Anjali Enjeti whose own debut novel dealt with partition and the long shadow it casted.
"Partition literature encompasses a wide variety of fiction and nonfiction published in multiple countries and multiple languages. They capture some of the most harrowing events of the era, but also the courage, sacrifice, and generosity of the human spirit."

This list was originally published in 2021 and was added to this site over 1 year ago.