Premchand creator PREMCHAND JALIL (Rakhshanda) Tr text New Delhi HarperCollins Publishers India 1992 monographic eng Eng lis h

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131 p. PB 20x13 cm. Premchand's fiction has been translated before, but seldom did these translations reveal the many facets of his literary genius, nor did they show the wide variety of 'types' he was capable of portraying. For, Premchand wrote not only about villains and martyrs, poverty, rigid social order or caste disparities. His world, seemingly black and white though it is, is also lit by flashes of wit and humour, gentle irony and a persistent social commentary. While Premchand's favourite characters - bhang-drinking pandits, miserable sweepers and arrogant Thakurs - do eature in this collection, this is perhaps the first time that the English reader will be introduced to his 'other' world - a world of unbelievably good men, lovesick young girls, and a penniless braggart's self-delusion. Premacanda, 1881-1936--Translations into English India--Social life and customs--Fiction 891.4335 PRET 8172230370 220512 20250218140301.0