Gaban : the stolen jewels / Premchand ; translated by Christopher R. King

By:

Premacanda, 1881-1936

Contributor(s):

King, Christopher R

Material type:

TextPublication details: New Delhi ; Oxford University Press, 2000.Description: xiv, 309 p. ; 22 cmISBN:

9780195662634

Other title:

Stolen jewels

Uniform titles:

Gabana. English

Summary: 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

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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