Munshi Premchand
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Dhanpat Rai Shrivastava (31 July 1880 – 8 October 1936), better known by his pen name Munshi Premchand, was an Indian writer famous for his modern Hindi-Urdu literature. He is one of the most celebrated writers of the Indian subcontinent, and is regarded as one of the foremost Hindi writers of the early twentieth century. He began writing under the pen name "Nawab Rai", but subsequently switched to "Premchand". Munshi being an honorary prefix. A novel writer, story writer and dramatist, he has been referred to as the "Upanyas Samrat" ("Emperor among Novelists") by writers. His works include more than a dozen novels, around 250 short stories, several essays and translations of a number of foreign literary works into Hindi. (Source: Wikipedia)
Books
The co-wife and other stories
One of the greatest fiction writers in Hindi, Munshi Premchand (1880-1936) wrote over 300 short stories, a dozen novels and two plays over a prolific career spanning three decades. This book brings together 23 classic tales which provide a glimkpse of the author's extraordinary range and diversity.
Premacanda sarjanā
Selected quotations on various topics by Premacanda, 1881-1936, Hindi and Urdu fiction author; commemorative volume.
Prem Cand kī āpbītī
Autobiography of Premacanda, 1881-1936, Hindi writer.
Mahārāṇā Pratāpa
On the life and exploits of Rana of Udaipur Pratap Singh, d. 1597; Rajput ruler.
Premacanda racanāvalī
Complete works of Premacanda, 1881-1936, Hindi author.
Premacanda patra-prasaṅga
Correspondence between Premacanda, 1881-1936, Śivapūjana Sahāya, b. 1893, Hindi authors, and their contemporari, 1924-1936.
Durgādāsa
Fiction about Durgadas Rathore, 1638-1716, Rajput warrior; for children.
Maz̤āmīn-i Prem Cand
Collected articles, chiefly on Urdu language and literature.
Kalama, talavāra, aura tyāga
Brief biographies of twelve eminent personalities.
Godāna
"Premchand is the most famous Hindi novelist, and Godaan is Premchand's most celebrated novel. Economic and social conflict in a north Indian village are brilliantly captured in the story of Hori, a poor farmer, and his family's struggle for survival and self-respect. Hori does everything he can to fulfill his life's desire: to own a cow, the peasant's measure of wealth and well-being. Like many Hindus of his time, he believes that making the gift of a cow to a Brahman before he dies will help him achieve salvation. An engaging introduction to India before Independence, Godaan is at once village ethnography, moving human document, and insightful colonial history. Out of print for many years, this translation is regarded as a classic in itself."--BOOK JACKET.