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Freedom at Midnight

A famous, major work on Gandhi, Jinnah, Nehru, Admiral Lord Mountbatten, and the partition of India.

Subject
politicshistorybiography
Genre
historical fictionwar and military
Themes
politicshistoryreligionsocial justice
Setting
20th centuryindiaasiasouth asiaengland
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 656 pages

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