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

Premacanda (Author), Premchand (Author), Gordon C. Roadarmel (Translator)

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Paperback: 480 pages
Publisher: Indiana University Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (Sep 20 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0253215676
ISBN-13: 978-0253215673
Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 499 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #270,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #84 in Books > Literature & Fiction > History & Criticism > Asian

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This widely-praised translation of Premchand's most celebrated novel is now in a second edition, with a new introduction by Vasudha Dalmia. It is a portrayal of social inequality that reflects the context in which it was written, during the rural upheavals of the 1920s and 1930s. An engaging introduction to north India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history.

About the Author

Premchand was the pseudonym of Dhanpat Rai, who was born in Banaras in 1880 and died a few months after the publication of Godaan in 1936. He began writing while teaching at a government school, and adopted this pen name after his first book of short stories was labeled inflammatory and burned by the British government. His other works include Sevesadan, Nirmala, and many short stories.

Gordon C. Roadarmel (1932-1972) was Assistant Professor of South and Southeast Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley. In addition to The Gift of a Cow, he published a path breaking translation of Hindi short stories, A Death in Delhi: Modern Hindi Short Stories.

Vasudha Dalmia is Professor of Hindi and Chair of the department of South and Southeast Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of The Nationalization of Hindu Traditions: Bharatendu Harischandra and Nineteenth Century Banaras, co-editor of Representing Hinduism: The Construction of Religious Traditions and National Identity, and co-author of Myths, Saints, and Legends in Medieval India.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Read this book, Oct 31 2001

By Karen Bradford - Published on Amazon.com

I thought this was an excellent book that helped construct a frame for me to begin to understand India. After travelling in the country recently, my memories of the book helped me put into perspective what I saw about the Indians, and the times I saw them taking advantage of each other. More importantly, the book described the search for dignity that people of all countries must share. It is a very complex country and I was glad I read this.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Insight to Rural India's Problems, July 25 2008

By Zanesco Pietro - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: The Gift of a Cow: A Translation of the Classic Hindi Novel Godaan (Paperback)

For those interested in the Indian Villages and the problems of the peasants this book is the best "relaxed" read.

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