A Village Divided
Gillian Wright Rahi Masoom Reza
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Language: English
Published by Penguin Books, 2008
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- Title
- A Village Divided
- Author
- Gillian Wright Rahi Masoom Reza
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0143063669
- ISBN 13
- 9780143063667
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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