Desha Kala Patra

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This is a historical novel, a fictional account of Odisha in the second half of the 19th century. It gives a panoramic picture of the political, social, cultural and literary history of the State of Odisha. The book was chosen for translation into all Indian languages by the National Book Trust under their Aadaan Pradaan scheme, and it has been translated into Hindi, Bengali and English. A film project based on the book is underway. In his translator’s note to the English translation A Time Elsewhere, published by Penguin Books, Prof. Jatindra K. Nayak has the following to say about the book: It tells the story of the transformation of a traditional society under the impact of colonial rule….it seeks to construct an alternate narrative in which the colonized is not content to be only written about; he is seen as shaping his own destiny.

Category: Novel

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About the Author

J.P. (Jagannath Prasad) Das (born 1936, Odisha) is an Odia poet, playwright, fiction writer and art historian. He did his Masters from the University of Allahabad and after a short teaching career there joined the Indian Administrative Service but left it to devote himself to full time writing and research. He has published eleven volumes of poetry, eight collections of short stories, a novel, two collections of essays and five plays besides a number of books of children’s verses. A Ph.D. in Art History, he has to his credit several books on Odishan Art. His works have been widely translated into English, Hindi and other Indian languages and his plays have been staged in many languages all over India. He is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award, the Saraswati Samman and the Nandikar Theatre Award.

Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Black Eagle Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 23 August 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ Oriya
Print length ‏ : ‎ 448 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1645600351
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1645600350
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 653 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm
Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ India
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