{"product_id":"paraja-paperback","title":"Paraja - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGopinath Mohanty\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBikram K. Das\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten originally in Oriya in 1945 and translated here for the first time, \u003cem\u003eParaja\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic of modern Indian fiction. It tells on an epic scale the story of a tribal patriarch and his family in the mountainous jungles of Orissa. The slow decline in the fortunes of this family - from the quiet prosperity of a subsistence livelihood towards bondage to the local moneylender - is both poignantly individualized as well as symbolic of the erosion of a whole way of life within peasant communities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe novel, furthermore, transcends what it documents because its characters are not merely primitive tribesmen ensnared by a predatory moneylender. Mohanty's protagonists are also quintessentially men and women waging heroic but futile war against a hostile universe. As the citation of the Jnanpith Award of 1974 put it - 'in Mohanty's hands the social is lifted to the level of the metaphysical.'\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cbr\u003e The late \u003cstrong\u003eGopinath Mohanty\u003c\/strong\u003e was one of India's most esteemed novelists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.86 x 8.5 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47478068379869,"sku":"9780195623918","price":11.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/J-vez_ex8E9780195623918.webp?v=1771769466","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/paraja-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}