The Oxford India Premchand Premchand Works. Selections. English. 2003

Premchand (1880-1936) was a pioneering figure in modern Hindi literature. This omnibus edition of his works gathers together two distinguished novels ( Nirmala and Gaban ) and two short-story collections ( The World of Premchand and Widows, Wives and Other Heroines ). It also includes an introduction by Premchand scholar Francesca Orsini. Contents Introduction Premchand's Short Stories The Road to Salvation A Feast for the Holy Man The Power of a Curse A Catastrophe January Night Neyur The Story of Two Bullocks Ramilla The Thakur’s Well A Desperate Case A Day in the Life of a Debt-Collector A Car-Splashing From Both Sides A Moral Victory Man’s Highest Duty A Lesson in the Holy Life A Little Trick Penalty The Writer A Coward A Servant of the Nation The Chess Players The Road to Hell Miss Padma My Big Brother Intoxication The Price of Milk The Shroud Deliverance Two Autobiographical Sketches Widow with Sons The Secret Second Marriage Wife into Husband Disaffection The Prostitute The Funeral Feast Desire The Actress Sacrifice Light Divided Hearths Premchand's Novels Nirmala Contents Foreword Translator's Note Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Afterword: Hearing Nirmala’s Silence Glossary Gaban Contents Translator’s Preface and Acknowledgements Introduction 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 Glossary Appendix: The Aim of Literature "This omnibus brings together a range of his short stories, a genre he pioneered in Hindi literature, and two of his women-centric novels. Also included is an essay by Premchand on the aim of literature, translated especially for this volume. Francesca Orsini introduces readers to these works in an essay describing Premchand's impressive craft of reworking contemporary debates in fictional form." --Book Jacket Part I. Short Stories (translated By David Rubin) -- Part Ii. Novels, Nirmala (translated By Alok Rai) ; Gaban : The Stolen Jewels (translated By Christopher R. King) -- Appendix : The Aim Of Literature / Francesca Orsini. With An Introduction By Francesca Orsini. Includes Bibliographical References. Introduced by Dr Francesca Orsini, this collection brings together the translations of a novel, two collections of short stories, and a novella by Premchand.