Gaban
The Stolen Jewels
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2002
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780195662634
- Publish Date
- Aug 2002
- List Price
- $24.50
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Description
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 by Christopher R. King and will enable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, available for the first time in English
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Contributor Notes
Christopher R. King is at University of Windsor.