Munshi Premchand's Gaban A Timeless Classic

Munshi Premchand's Gaban A Timeless Classic
by Munshi Premchand

Gaban, one of the most celebrated novels of Munshi Premchand, was first published in 1931. It tells the story of Ramanath, a charming but morally weak young man, who in order to fulfil his beautiful wife's – Jalpa – excessive craving for jewellery involves himself in complex economic and personal relationships, which eventually leads to his apparent ignominy, and his escape from home. He doesn't even bother to realise that by doi...