Village Divided - Softcover
Rahi Masoom Rezas honest and controversial novel unfolds during the latter years of the Raj and the first decade of Independence and portrays the rival halves of a zamindar family, their loves, fights and litigations. It attacks the creation of Pakistan and explores the abolition of the zamindari system and its impact at the village level. This is a semi-autobiographical work set in the authors village of Gangauli, in Ghazipur district on the fringes of Avadh.
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'Ms. Wright has done justice to the translation of the book.' -- Hindustan Times
'This novel can be indisputably cited as a brilliant tour de force in what a Third World narrative is...' -- Tribune
'[Gillian Wright's] transations ... are singular contributions, providing larger audiences to masterpieces that would otherwise have remained confined.' -- Indian Express
'This novel can be indisputably cited as a brilliant tour de force in what a Third World narrative is...' -- Tribune
'[Gillian Wright's] transations ... are singular contributions, providing larger audiences to masterpieces that would otherwise have remained confined.' -- Indian Express
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- PublisherPenguin India
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0143029835
- ISBN 13 9780143029830
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages332
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Village Divided
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