Premacanda,  1881-1936 <br/><br/>
Gaban :  the stolen jewels / 
 Stolen jewels 
Premchand ; translated by Christopher R. King 
 - New Delhi ;  Oxford University Press,  2000. 
 - xiv, 309 p. ;  22 cm 
<br/><br/> Novel 
<br/><br/> 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 byChristopher R. King and will  enable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important  novel, available for the first time in English  
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780195662634   
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00410449