The Gift of a Cow: A Translation of the Classic Hindi Novel Godaan

ISBN-13: 9780253215673 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 480 str.

Premchand

Opis

Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand s most celebrated novel. Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being. An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history. Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself."