Ganadevata (Bengali: গণদেবতা, lit. 'People as God') is a 1942 Bengali novel written by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. The author received Jnanpith Award in 1966 for this novel.[1] In this novel, Bandyopadhyay narrated the lives of Indian/Bengal villages and lives of the villagers affected by poverty, ignorance and primitive instinct.[2] The novel has been translated into several languages.[3] This novel was filmed as Ganadevata (film) in 1978 by Tarun Majumdar.
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Author | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
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Language | Bengali |
Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1942 |
Publication place | India |
References
edit- ^ R. P. Malhotra 2005, p. 281.
- ^ K. M. George 1992, p. 89.
- ^ Jasbir Jain 2000, p. 239.
- Sources
- R. P. Malhotra (2005). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Asian Novels and Novelists: A-I. Global Vision Publishing House. ISBN 978-81-8220-067-8.
- K. M. George (1992). Modern Indian Literature, an Anthology: Surveys and poems. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-324-0.
- Jasbir Jain (1 January 2000). Creating theory: writers on writing. Pencraft International. ISBN 978-81-85753-31-7.