Godaan – Premchand- By Prem Sagar

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ISBN Code – 978-93-86544-69-8 PREMCHAND GODAN PREM SAGAR 40.00
ISBN Code – 978-93-86544-69-8 PREMCHAND GODAN WITH HINDI PREM SAGAR 50.00

 

Godaan is justifiably considered as the best work of Prem Chand. It was originally written in Urdu, but was first translated into Hindi and then in English. I had the luck to come across a good translation done by an Englishman, Gordan C. Rodarmel. I believe that this novel will be translated in a few more languages. The novel has been often described as an epic, not merely for its volume, but also for the wide spectrum of social life and philosophy, of sentiments and emotions, and of ideas and ideals it presents. It does not tell the story of a heroic figure, a king or a prince, but of an unheroic hero. Hori, whose endurance made him a real hero. He had no animus even against his tormenters, nor could his poverty turn him into a thief or a robber. The story arouses anger, pity, pathos, admiration by turn to provide a joy for over.

 

CONTENTS:

Life and Works of Prem Chand

A Summary and Analysis of Godaan

Character of Hori

Character of Dhaniya

Character of the Rai Saheb

Women Characters in Godaan

Characterization in Godaan

Plot Construction in Godaan

Leading Themes in Godaan

Godaan as an Epic

Godaan is a Criticism of Life

Social Morality in Godaan

Treatment of Love in Godaan

Comment on the Last Scene, the Death Scene in Godaan

Quotable Quotes

Very Short Questions

Short Questions