Encyclopaedia Of Premchand Literature

by Ravi Narayan Pandey

Overview

A pioneer of modern Hindi and Urdu social fiction, Munshi Premchandas real name was Dhanpat Rai. He wrote nearly 300 stories and novels. Among his best known novels are : Sevasadan, Rangmanch, Gaban, Nirmala and Godan. Much of Premchandas best work is to be found among his 250 or so short stories, collected in Hindi under the title Manasarovar. Three of his novels have been made into films. Premchandas literary career started as a freelancer in Urdu. The main characteristic of Premchand's writings is his interesting story-telling and use of simple language. His novels describe the problems of the rural peasant classes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9789354108822
Publisher:	Arts & Science Academic Publishing
Publication date:	06/30/2009
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	392 KB