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The Temple and The Mosque – The Best Of Premchand

By Rakhshanda Jalil

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About the book

Premchand’s fiction has been translated before, but seldom did these translations reveal the many facets of his literary genius, nor did they show the wide variety of ‘types’ he was capable of portraying. For, Premchand wrote not only about villains and martyrs, poverty, rigid social order or caste disparities. His world, seemingly black and white though it is, is also lit by flashes of wit and humour, gentle irony and a persistent social commentary. While Premchand’s favourite characters – bhang-drinking pandits, miserable sweepers and arrogant Thakurs – do eature in this collection, this is perhaps the first time that the English reader will be introduced to his ‘other’ world – a world of unbelievably good men, lovesick young girls, and a penniless braggart’s self-delusion.

Pages: 216

Available in: Paperback

Language: English

Rakhshanda Jalil

Rakhshanda Jalil is a writer, critic and literary historian. She has published over twenty books and written over fifty academic papers and essays. Her book on the lesser-known monuments of Delhi, Invisible City, continues to be a bestseller. Her most recent works include translations of The Sea Lies Ahead, Intizar Husain’s seminal novel on Karachi and Krishan Chander’s partition novel Traitor; an edited volume of critical writings on Ismat Chughtai called An Uncivil Woman; a literary biography of the Urdu poet Shahryar; The Great War: Indian Writings on the First World War; Preeto and Other Stories: The Male Gaze in Urdu and, most recently, Kaifiyat, a translation of Kaifi Azmi’s poems. She runs an organization called Hindustani Awaaz, devoted to the popularization of Hindi–Urdu literature and culture. In 2016, she was awarded the Kaifi Azmi Award for her contribution to Urdu.

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