The Complete Short Stories: Vol. 1
- Publisher : Penguin Random House
- Publishing year : December 2017
- Binding : Paperback
- ISBN : 9780143441281
- Imprint : Penguin Classics
- Age Group : Adult
- Language : English
'Premchand is India. If you haven't read Premchand, you have missed out on a lot' The Hindu Munshi Premchand, widely lau ...
'Premchand is India. If you haven't read Premchand, you have missed out on a lot' The Hindu Munshi Premchand, widely lauded as the greatest Hindi fiction writer of the twentieth century, wrote close to 300 short stories over the course of a prolific career spanning three decades. His range and diversity were limitless as he tackled themes of romance and satire, gender politics and social inequality, with unmatched skill and compassion.
Munshi Premchand, an Indian writer (novel writer, story writer and dramatist), was born in the year 1880 at 31st of July in the Lamhi village (near Varanasi). He is the famous writer of the early 20th century. He got died at 8th of October in 1936 by serving the people with his great writings. The birth name of him is Dhanpat Rai Srivastav and pen name is Nawab Rai. He wrote his all writings with his pen name. Finally his name changed to the Munshi Premchand. His first name Munshi is an honorary prefix given by his lovers in the society because of his quality and effective writings. As a Hindi writer he wrote approximately dozen novels, 250 short stories, numerous essays and translations.
