Premchand: The Complete Short Stories Box Set (4vols) [Paperback] [Dec 15, 2017] Premchand - Softcover

Premchand

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0143441132 ISBN 13: 9780143441137

Publisher: Penguin, 2017

Synopsis

Language: EnglishPages: 3224About the BookPremchand (1880-1936), considered one of the greatest fiction writers in Hindi, was born Dhanpat Rai in Lamahi, a small village near Benares. He wrote in Urdu under the name Nawab Rai and changed it to Premchand when his collection of short stories, Soz-e Watan, was seized for sedition in 1909. In a prolific career spanning three decades, Premchand wrote fourteen novels, two plays, almost 300 short stories and several articles, reviews and editorials. He edited four journals, and also set up his own printing press. Though best known for his stories exposing the horrors of poverty and social injustice, he wrote on a variety of themes with equal felicity-romance, satire, social dramas, nationalist tales, and yarns steeped in folklore.Back of the BookMunshi Premchand, widely lauded as the greatest Hindi fiction writer of the twentieth century, wrote close to 300 short stories in the course of a

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Premchand (1880-1936) is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, widely praised for his contribution to modern Hindi-Urdu literature. A writer of numerous short stories, plays and novels, his work has shaped the landscape of Hindi literature in particular. His novel Godaan is still considered the greatest Hindi novel ever written. Several of his stories and novels have been adapted for film and television.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0143441132
• ISBN 13: 9780143441137
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 750