Get Your Free Audiobook

  • Not a Nice Man to Know

  • Written by: Khushwant Singh
  • Narrated by: Dev Haldar J
  • Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

Prime logo New to Audible Prime Member exclusive:
2 credits with free trial
1 credit a month to use on any title to download and keep
Listen to anything from the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, podcasts and audiobooks
Download titles to your library and listen offline
₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.
Not a Nice Man to Know cover art

Not a Nice Man to Know

Written by: Khushwant Singh
Narrated by: Dev Haldar J
Free with 30-day trial

₹199 per month after 30-day trial. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for ₹1,256.00

Buy Now for ₹1,256.00

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice.

Publisher's Summary

The essential Khushwant Singh collection.

In an essay in this anthology, Khushwant Singh claims that he is not a nice man to know. Whatever the truth of that assertion, there is little question about his skill as a witty, eloquent, and entertaining writer. This book collects the best of over three decades of the author’s prose - including his finest journalistic pieces, short stories, translations, jokes, plays, as well as excerpts from his nonfiction books and novels.

Taken together, the pieces in this selection (some of which have never been published before) reveal just why Khushwant Singh is the country’s most widely read columnist and one of its most celebrated authors.

©2000 Khushwant Singh (P)2018 Random House Audio

What listeners say about Not a Nice Man to Know

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    4
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    4
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    5
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    8
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Fun to listen all stories in it.

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book/ audio. lots of stories in it and the narrator is extremely good. he has exactly mimic each character in the respective stories. last couple of chapters were so fun and full with Humour. I couldn't realise how and when I have completed 17hrs of listening 😄😄 Go ahead to listen.
And yes it wasn't edited audio so you will listen few lines repeated as said by others too but that will not bother you.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

good but needs proofreading to edit repeated lines

beautiful book ..put to life really well by the narrator
but few lines seen repeated...editing could have been better

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

A must listen book to understand India

If you are planning to begin your audio book journey, start with this book. Though, there are mistakes in narration, it is quite good. Enjoyed this one.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Enjoy Khushwant

Favorite author, open mind and frank talk.
Many times audio lines are repeated. Accent and dramatization good.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Full of fun Anecdote

Full of articles and life anecdotes, Stories are funny but narrator's performance is very poor and unprofessional.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    4 out of 5 stars

Great book w/ a collection of works from Khushwant

The narration was not up to the mark. Too many mistakes that take the pleasure away from seamless listening

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    3 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    3 out of 5 stars

Ok.. OK..

Narrator is good. Profiles of people was interesting for me. Average at best. That's it.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!