Mountains Painted with Turmeric
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| Rating | : | 4.82 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0231143567 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 152 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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(Jan.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Dhan Dhané Bahadur Basnet, 25, strives to support himself; his wife, Maina; a small son; and his teenage sister, Jhumavati, and buys a buffalo on interest from a moneylender to help plant his family plot. Chettri's novel is a moving example of social realism, and Hutt's elegant translation lends it a timeless fable-like tone with a gorgeous rendering of the natural scenery. All rights reserved. To pay off the debt, Dhané agrees to work another farmer's fields and offers his home and land as security. . But the buffalo's calf dies, then the buffalo rampages a neighboring field, leaving Dhané responsible for damages. Meanwhile, Jhumavati is seduced by a soldier and gets pregnant; her shame is so overpowe
Since its publication in the late 1950s, Mountains Painted with Turmeric has struck a chord in the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Nepali readers. Unable to keep up with the financial demands of the "big men" who control his village, Dhané and his family suffer one calamity after another, and a series of quarrels with fellow villagers forces them into exile. Set in the hills of far eastern Nepal, the novel offers readers a window into the lives of the people by depicting in subtle detail the stark realities of village life.Carefully translated from the original text, Mountains Painted with Turmeric tells the story of a peasant farmer named Dhané (which means, ironically, "wealthy one") who is struggling to provide for his wife and son and arrange the marriage of his beautiful younger sister. Yet he also conveys the warmth and intimacy of village society, from which Dhané and his family are ultimately excluded.. In haunti