Harijan a Novel

by Gopinath Mohanty

Book Overview

First published in the Odia in 1948, and translated for the first time here into English by Bikram Das, Gopinath Mohanty's Harijan is one of the most original and radical Indian novels of the twentieth century. It brings to vivid life the story of a group of Mehentars living in a slum. Cleaning latrines with their bare hands is the only work that they can hope to find as their caste excludes them from every other occupation. The leader of this group...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9390652804
• ISBN13: 9789390652808
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Rupa Publications India Pvt Ltd
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.0" x 8.0"