Gaban: The Stolen Jewels - Softcover

Premchand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195662636 ISBN 13: 9780195662634

Publisher: OUP India, 2002

Synopsis

Gaban, first published in 1931, five years before Premchand's death, gives us a fascinating glimpse of north Indian society, and especially of the author's own Kayasth community. But this novel also serves to put forth his own deeply-held views of the ills of that society - the insatiable love of its women for personal adornment, its failure to create fulfilling marriage relationships, and its moral corruption. This is a felicitous translation by Christopher R. King and will enable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, available for the first time in English

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Review

... the way Gaban is narrated by the author would make the likes of John Grisham seem envious. Apart from the brisk clip at which the story runs, the true-to-life characters are strongly etched out by the master yarn-spinner. This all sounds like cliched showering of praise but the fact of the matter is that this is precisely where Munshi Premchand excels. (DAWN, Pakistan)

Synopsis

"Gaban", first published in 1931, five years before Premchand's death, gives us a glimpse of north Indian society, and especially of the author's own Kayasth community. The novel also serves to put forth his own deeply-held views of the ills of that society - the insatiable love of its women for personal adornment, its failure to create fulfilling marriage relationships, and its moral corruption. This translation by Christopher R. King should enable many more readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, now available for the first time in English.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP India
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195662636
• ISBN 13: 9780195662634
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 324