the stolen jewels Premacanda 1881-1936 creator King, Christopher R text New Delhi Oxford University Press 2000 monographic xiv, 309 p. ; 22 cm 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 Premchand ; translated by Christopher R. King Novel 9780195662634 00410449 6642