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020 _a9780195660395
041 _aEng
082 _a823
_bNAI/UPE
100 _aNaik, Pundalik N.
_91733585
245 _aThe Upheaval
_b: Acchev
250 _a5th Edition
260 _aNew Delhi
_bOxford University Press
_c2022
300 _axxxi, 144p.
_bSoft/ Paper Bound
500 _aThe novel has been described as one that "describes peasant life in the Ponda [sub-]district and shows what happens when a traditional society that lives by myths and rituals comes into contact with modern mechanised ways of life."
505 _aThe first Konkani novel to be translated into English, Acchev is a landmark in the history of the language for its amplitude and depth. Published in 1977 and the first Konkani novel to be translated into English, Acchev is a landmark in the history of the language for its amplitude and depth. It illumines peasant life in the Ponda district against the changing landscape of modernity and industrialization, which has fragmented village communities. The novel is about a traditional agrarian society that lives by myths and unspoken rules, and how it comes into contact with modern mechanized ways of life. It provides insights into the sociological framework of rural Goa at the time of its liberation from Portuguese rule. Critics have hailed this as ' a near-perfect work', and the elegant English translation retains the nuance, lilt, humor, and poetic rhythm of the original. This novel is an integral part of India's regional literatures. This rendering, part of a growing list of translation, will ensure a wider readership. TRANSLATOR: VIDYA PAL is a freelance journalist, who has won awards for translation, including the Kath Award and the Humnanscape Translation Award.
520 _aThis is the first novel in Konkani, a persecuted and near-fugitive language in India, to be translated into English. It tells of a traditional, agrarian village in rural Goa that makes its first contact with a modern, mechanized way of living.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aEnglish, English Novel, ENGLISH FICTION
_91733586
700 _aPai, Vidya ( Translated from Konkani by Vidya Pai)
_91733587
856 _uhttps://fivebooks.com/best-books/the-best-south-asian-novels-in-translation-jenny-bhatt/#book-75465
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