Sunset Club, The (PB)

I liked the style and content of the book very much.

Three coming of age friends, Buta, Sharma and Baig who are experiencing the sunset years of their lives share a bond which enables them to communicate their longings, cultural beliefs, life long experiences with each other. This book by Khushwant Singh brings to life these three characters to such an extent that by the end of this one, it felt as if they are my long lost acquintances. This is a light read, has multiple Point of views, and includes an informal type of communication between these friends. They express their views and opinions over anything and everything openly and at times even, blatantly. It emphasises upon how the dulness of life can be replaced by abubdant colour, through sharing amiable bonds with like minded people even at an advanced age.

Just read itIt's lovelyWhat I got is an original copy

Khushwant Singh never disappoints. It's a must read.

Loved it. A totally different facet of Mr. Khushwant Singh's personality....the vulnerability, the joys of deep friendship & the mundane everyday activities that we all go through, especially as we grow old came through beautifully & touched me. I could totally relate to this book !

Over the last 30 - 35 years, I have read with interest almost all of Khushwant Singh's books of fiction, poetry, history and humour. Many of them are brilliant writings. I do not rate "Sunset Club" among them. Khushwant Singh wrote it at the age of 95. (He will be 100 in February 2014). It is an account of casual meetings nearly every evening in 2009 of three well-off, successful and retired men - a Sardarji, a Muslim and a Hindu (Boota Singh, Baig and Sharma) - in New Delhi's Lodi Gardens. Their personalities, interests and opinions are predictable. (Their opinions are Khushwant Singh's own.) They animatedly discuss a range of subjects, many casual and some serious, when they meet. Khushwant Singh would have us believe that obsessive thoughts of sexual behavior in their prime haunt them in their sunset years. He is not restrained in describing such thoughts. After reading this book, I am inclined to believe that Khushwant Singh is indeed "a dirty, old man" as he has often been accused of being one and about which he declared that he did not care. "Khushwantnama" he wrote last year at the age of 98, is a better and more interesting book to read than "Sunset Club".

Good and interesting book, especially for old men. Through free and frank talks among friends and daily visitors to Lodhi garden, the writer gives not only a deep and sarcastic insight into the lives of old men, past and present, but also the turmoil in the present day society as a whole.

In typical Khushwant Singh fashion this book takes you through the life of three elderly men, who belong to 3 different religions yet are fond of each other and of the Lodhi Gardens.This book is everything that it promises to be, harsh yet true, satirical yet effective , silent yet vocal.Do pick it up, it makes for an excellent read, specially during the Sunset hours.