Product DescriptionGaban, first published in 1931, five years before Premchard's death, is the story of Ramanath, a morally weak but physically charming youth brought to near-disaster by his beautiful wife Jalpa's inordinate craving for jewelry. This is a felicitous translation by Christopher R King and willenable many readers to appreciate Premchand's important novel, available for the first time in English.About the AuthorChristopher King was Associate Professor of History, and of Communication Studies, University of Windsor, Canada