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Book by munshi premchand

In Karmabhumi Premchand explores the complex world of human relationships while firmly grounding his characters in the social and political realities of his times. Through his protagonists and their yearnings, love, laughter, tears, trials, and tribulations, the author subtly brings to life the India of the early decades of the twentieth century, while at the same time delivering a powerful social and political message.

Munshi Premchand is a pioneering figure in modern Hini literature. This is a translation of his Hindi novel, Rangbhumi (1924-5), which is about the tensions between the rulers and the ruled. Set in the period between the 1920s and 1930s, it captures and celebrates the unassailable spirit of the common man, especially the farming community.

Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand'smost celebrated novel. Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village arebrilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's strugglefor survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life'sdesire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being. An engagingintroduction to India before Independence, Godaan is...

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