PRAYASCHITTA

Details:

• ISBN: 9789353173975

• Edition: 2

• Publishing Year: January 1960

• Pages: 168

• Language: Marathi (Translated from English)

• Category: Fiction

• Publisher: Mehta Publishing House

• Binding: Paperback

About the Book:

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne tells the powerful and haunting story of Hester Prynne, a woman in 17th-century Puritan Boston, who is trapped in a loveless marriage and later faces the consequences of adultery. Marked with the scarlet letter 'A' for adulteress, Hester is publicly shamed, standing before the crowd with her infant daughter, yet she refuses to disclose the identity of the child's father.

Set against the backdrop of moral rigidity and hypocrisy, the novel explores themes of sin, punishment, and atonement. Hester’s unwavering stance challenges the double standards of a society that condemns her while remaining blind to its own flaws. The young priest, who urges her to confess, represents the conflict between personal conscience and societal expectations.

A classic of American literature, The Scarlet Letter was first published in 1850, becoming one of the first mass-produced books in America and an instant bestseller. It remains Nathaniel Hawthorne’s masterwork, a critical examination of morality, guilt, and redemption in a society bound by strict religious codes.