Tamas
Sāhanī, Bhīshma, 1915-20032025
Book
Set in a small-town frontier province in 1947, just before Partition, 'Tamas' tells the story of a sweeper named Nathu who is bribed and deceived by a local Muslim politician to kill a pig, ostensibly for a veterinarian.
Main title:
Tamas / Bhisham Sahni.
Author:
Sāhanī, Bhīshma, 1915-2003, authorRockwell, Daisy, translator
Work:
Edition:
New edition / foreword by Siddhartha Deb ; translated by Daisy Rockwell.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2025.
Collation:
240 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the Hindi.
ISBN:
9780143138051 (pbk)
Dewey class:
891.43371
Language:
EnglishHindi
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BRN:
1760962