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BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS: NAME OF BOOK: Paraja NAME OF THE AUTHOR: Gopinatha Mohanty NAME OF THE PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press  PLACE OF THE PUBLICATION: New Delhi YEAR OF THE PBLICATION:1987 PRICE OF THE BOOK:425 TOTAL PAGE NO.:373 LANGUAGE: Odia
(Translated from odia by Bikram K. Das) ACCESSION NUMBER:1526 LIBRARY LOCATION |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Gopinath Mohanty (1914-91), a renowned writer, had authored
more than twenty novels and several short stories in Oriya. An acclaimed
translator of books into Oriya, he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1955, the
Jnanpith Award in 1974, and a Padmabhushan in 1981. |
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SUMMARY OF THE BOOK From every hill the red tracks came
down and converged at the Sahukar's house like the threads in a spider's web,
and along these tracks came many a tribesman from the remotest hills. Some
brought their wives ornaments to the Sahukar, wrapped in bits of rag. Others
brought the produce from their fields. Others again had nothing to pledge but
their own bodies. And the Sahukar's house swallowed everything up, and
nothing that entered ever came out again, and the house grew and bulged. A classic of modern Indian fiction,
Paraja is an epic tale of a tribal patriarch and his family in the
mountainous jungles of Orissa. Written in 1945 and translated here for the
first time, the slow decline in the fortunes of this family is both poignantly
individualized as well as symbolic of the erosion of a whole way of life
within peasant communities. |
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READER PERSPECTIVE ABOUT THE BOOK “Paraja"
is a powerful and moving novel that deserves a place on the bookshelf of any
reader interested in Indian literature, social justice, or simply a well-told
human story. It's a testament to the enduring human spirit in the face of
adversity and a reminder of the importance of preserving cultural identity. |
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FORMATING STYLE OF THE BOOK AND LITERATURE CONSTITUTION Originally Book
Written in Odia . Translated by Bikram K. Das. (LANGUAGE,
VOCABULARY,FONT, ILLUSTRATION ETC) |
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RECOMMENDATION OF BOOK The book paints a
captivating picture of tribal life in Odisha, immersing readers in both
the beauty and harsh realities of their world. |
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ENHANCING THE VALUE OF THE BOOK 4.5/5 |
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PURPOSE OF BOOK REVIEW "Paraja" offers a valuable glimpse into
the life and traditions of the Paraja tribe, making it a valuable resource
for cultural studies. |
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