Author: Devkinandan Khatri
Translator(s): Pankaj Bhan
Publisher: Books for All
Year: 1998
Language: English
Pages: 255
ISBN/UPC (if available): N/A
Description
An English version of a Hindi original which created history when it first appeared in 1888.
It had such a powerful impact all around that thousands and thousands of people started learning Hindi in order to have the first hand feel of this masterpiece. Its spell has still not worn out, as even today it attracts a lot of readers which is evidenced by the fact that the novel has so far gone into over fifty editions.
Chanderkanta has all the ingredients of an entertainer. There is an element of miraculousness in it, as it has an element of cunning or dexterity and of course, a good dose of romance. The story does not proceed in a straight line. It has many twists and turns, and that is what makes it so absorbing.
Readers of Ivanhoe and Don Quixote may find lot of fun in it.