"Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand's most celebrated novel. Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being.
Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation. An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history. Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself."--BOOK JACKET.
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The gift of a cow: a translation of the Hindi novel, Godaan
1968, Indiana University Press
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Go-dāna
1939, Hindī-Grantha-Ratnākara-Kāryālaya, Hindī-Grantha-Ratnākara-Kāryālaya
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Microfilm. New Delhi : Library of Congress Office ; Chicago : Available from Center for Research Libraries, 1998. On 1 microfilm reel with other items ; 35 mm. (SAMP early 20th-century Indian books project ; item 20331) Master microform held by: ICRL.
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