Dada Comrade

Author: Yashpal

Brand: Penguin Modern Classics

Binding: paperback

Number Of Pages: 272

Release Date: 01-04-2022

Details: 'This fine translation has once again returned Yashpal's story to that fraught arena where every warrior appears exhausted today'-Ravish Kumar

'A daring and unusual novel'-Vasudha Dalmia

'A remarkable contribution to literary translation in English'-Apoorvanand

Harish, a young revolutionary in pre-Independence Lahore, upsets his party by questioning its credo of underground armed resistance. Escaping the party's wrath, he becomes a labour activist, but is soon framed by the British government. Meanwhile, Shailbala, his comrade and lover, must take a decision about her pregnancy. As she courageously defies social norms and stands up to her influential father, can she find an ally within the revolutionary party-with Dada--Harish's erstwhile mentor and antagonist--as its autocratic leader?

Yashpal's first and semi-autobiographical novel, Dada Comrade is considered the pioneering political novel of Hindi literature. It raises questions about freedom and equality, as well as about sexuality and marriage-subjects as urgent today as in those times. In this first-ever English translation, Simona Sawhney brilliantly captures the force and intensity of the original, which had heralded the arrival of a literary genius.

EAN: 9780143455127

Package Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1.2 inches

Languages: English