Gaban (novel)
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Author | Munshi Premchand |
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Original title | गबन |
Translator | Christopher R. King |
Language | Hindi |
Genre | Fiction |
Published | 1931 |
Publisher | Saraswati Press (India), Oxford University Press (US) |
Published in English | 2000 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
ISBN | 978-0-19-565216-1 (Eng. trans. paperback) |
Original text | गबन at Hindi Wikisource |
Gaban (literally, Embezzlement) is a Hindi novel by Munshi Premchand, published by Saraswati Press in 1931.[1] Through this novel, he tries to show "the falling moral values among lower middle class Indian youth in the era of British India", and to what heights a person can get to, to reach the world of elite class, and maintain the false image as a rich person.[2]
It tells the story of Ramanath, a handsome, pleasure seeking, boastful, but a morally weak person, who tries to make his wife Jalpa, happy by gifting her jewelry which he can't really afford to buy via his meager salary, and then gets engulfed in a web of debts, which ultimately forces him to commit embezzlement. It is considered Premchand's best work, after Godaan.
It was adapted into a 1966 Hindi film with the same name by Hrishikesh Mukherjee.
References[]
- ^ Sigi 2006, p. 90
- ^ "Munshi Premchand Birth Anniversary - From 'Sevasadan' to 'Godaan', 5 must-read books by the legendary author". The Free Press Journal. 31 July 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
Bibliography[]
- Sigi, Rekha (2006). Munshi Premchand. A.H.W. Sameer Series. Diamond. ISBN 978-81-288-1214-9.
External links[]
- Gaban at Google Books
- Gaban at Hindustan Books
- 1931 novels
- Hindi-language novels
- Indian novels adapted into films
- Novels by Premchand
- Novels set in British India
- Oxford University Press books