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100 0 _aPremacanda,
_d1881-1936
240 1 0 _aGabana.
_lEnglish
245 1 0 _aGaban :
_bthe stolen jewels /
_cPremchand ; translated by Christopher R. King
246 3 1 _aStolen jewels
260 _aNew Delhi ;
_bOxford University Press,
_c2000.
300 _axiv, 309 p. ;
_c22 cm
500 _aNovel
520 _aGaban, 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
700 1 _aKing, Christopher R
999 _c5592
_d5592