{"product_id":"31515-the-temple-and-the-mosque-stories","title":"The Temple and the Mosque  -  Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Premchand\u003cbr\u003eTranslator(s)\/ Editors(s): Rakshandha Jalil\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003eYear: 2011\u003cbr\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eISBN\/UPC (if available): 9789350291528\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Description\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePremchand's fiction has been translated before, but seldom did these translations reveal the many facets of his literary genius, nor did they show the wide variety of 'types' he was capable of portraying. For, Premchand wrote not only about villains and martyrs, poverty, rigid social order or caste disparities. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis world, seemingly black and white though it is, is also lit by flashes of wit and humour, gentle irony and a persistent social commentary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile Premchand's favourite characters – bhang-drinking pandits, miserable sweepers and arrogant Thakurs – do eature in this collection, this is perhaps the first time that the English reader will be introduced to his 'other' world – a world of unbelievably good men, lovesick young girls, and a penniless braggart's self-delusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eABOUT THE TRANSLATOR:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRakhshanda Jalil is a writer, translator and editor. Her debut collection of short stories Release and Other Stories was published by HarperCollins in August 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.\tThe Thakur’s Well \u003cbr\u003e2.\tIntoxication \u003cbr\u003e3.\tThe Temple and the Masque \u003cbr\u003e4.\tSalvation \u003cbr\u003e5.\tWhy Do People Marry? \u003cbr\u003e6.\tA Winter Night \u003cbr\u003e7.\tThe Price of Milk\u003cbr\u003e8.\tIntoxications, Both! \u003cbr\u003e9.\tThe Secret of Civilization \u003cbr\u003e10.\tThe Shroud \u003cbr\u003e11.\tThe Road of Salvation \u003cbr\u003e12.\tA Tale of Two Oxen \u003cbr\u003e13.\tThe Salt Inspector \u003cbr\u003e14.\tA Quarter and One Ser of Wheat \u003cbr\u003e15.\tOld Kaki \u003cbr\u003e16.\tIdgah \u003cbr\u003e17.\tBade Bhai Saheb\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The India Club","offers":[{"title":"Premchand \/ HarperCollins \/ Paperback","offer_id":40776631648425,"sku":"31515","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0582\/1048\/4393\/products\/31515_fcfdfaab-2559-4735-8234-cd3b4a0abf8f.jpg?v=1625520099","url":"https:\/\/indiaclub.com\/de\/products\/31515-the-temple-and-the-mosque-stories","provider":"The India Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}