The Temple and the Mosque - The Best of Premchand

by Munshi Premchand

Premchand'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. His world, seemingly black and white though it is, is also lit by flashes of wit and humour, gentle irony and a persistent social commentary...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9350291525
• ISBN13: 9789350291528
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: HarperCollins India
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"