Godaan(English, Paperback, Munshi Premchand)

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Godaan(English, Paperback, Munshi Premchand) is written by Munshi Premchand and published by Pustak Mahal. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 8122310672 (ISBN 10) and 9788122310672 (ISBN 13).

Godaan is a precious jewel of modern Hindi literature. The book highlights the numerous social and economic conflicts that existed in the Indian society during the British rule. It was the last complete novel written by Munshi Premchand. Summary Of The Book Godaan is a story of the Indian society with different characters representing different sections of the society. The story begins with Hori who wants to own a cow, much like other peasants. In order to fulfil his desire, he buys a cow from a cowherd named Bhola, though he would have to borrow the 80 rupees to buy the cow. On the other hand, Hori and his younger brother Heera develop a bitter hatred for one another because Hori cheated his brother of some money. To avenge his hatred, Heera poisons the cows and runs away fearing that the police might arrest him. But Hori clears his brother’s name by taking a loan and bribing the police. Further, Bhola’s daughter, Jhunia, is a widow who falls in love with Hori’s son Gobar. They both elope when she becomes pregnant with his child. The upright and righteous Hori agrees to provide them shelter and even accepts Jhunia as Gobar’s wife. But the village panchayat penalises Hori because he is providing shelter to a lower caste girl. From here, one situation leads to the next and Hori is constantly driven to the money lenders. He becomes debt ridden and is forced to undertake a lot of work that finally leads to his death. A well written book, this is indeed one of the finest works of Hindi literature. It is a true depiction of Indian peasantry, especially the character of Hori that seems to be unmatched and supreme in terms of creation. Considered as a cult classic till date, Godaan was also adapted to screen in the year 1963, starring Shashikala, Mehmood and Rajkumar. Additionally it was also made into a TV series called Tehreer…Munshi Premchand Ki, directed by Gulzar and produced by Doordarshan. Furthermore, Godaan was also translated into English in 1957. About Munshi Premchand Munshi Premchand was a writer, best remembered for his important contributions to modern Hindi literature. Other novels authored by him include Nirmala, Roothi Rani, Seva Sadan, Prema, Gaban, and Kaayakalp. The writings of Premchand were completely based on realism. He was responsible for introducing a new form of writing namely fiction with a social cause. His stories were a mirror to the society and depicted excellent use of satire and humour. He was christened Dhanpat Rai Srivastav at birth in 1880. He began writing under the pen name of Nawab Rai before he began using the name Premchand. Furthermore, he has also written numerous short stories, film script, essays, biographies and children books. He has also translated important literary works of Leo Tolstoy, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde into Hindi.