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Tamas by Bhisham Sahni (2025, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143138057
ISBN-139780143138051
eBay Product ID (ePID)16072075698
Product Key Features
Original LanguageHindi
Book TitleTamas
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Linguistics / General
Publication Year2025
GenreFiction, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorBhisham Sahni
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight7.2 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2024-042625
ReviewsIt is Tamas , in either Rockwell's translation or the original Hindi, that remains an essential text for the times
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal891.4/3371
SynopsisA poignant, politically charged, and timeless novel about the 1947 Partition in a newly revised trnslation by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell A Penguin Classic Tamas , Bhisham Sahni's 1973 novel, is a chronicle of the sectarian violence that ultimately led to the devastation of the Partition. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking depiction of the anatomy of a bloody conflagration that comes to engulf an entire region. Tamas is a story about how simmering communal tensions snowball into full-fledged riots that grip villages across the subcontinent. In a city in undivided Punjab, Nathu, a tanner, is bribed to kill a pig. When the animal's carcass is discovered on the steps of the local mosque the next morning, simmering tensions explode into riots and massacre. A seemingly well-planned and well-executed job by the British plants seeds of mistrust and hatred among those who, until the day before, had been close friends and neighbors. As a result of the ever-changing political and social atmosphere of the city, the novel highlights the weakness of human characters whose loyalties shift in times of tragedy. Tamas is a chilling reminder of the consequences of religious intolerance and communal prejudice., An essential novel about the 1947 Partition in a newly revised translation by Booker Prize-winning translator Daisy Rockwell A Penguin Classic Bhisham Sahni's 1973 novel is a chronicle of the sectarian violence that ultimately led to the devastation of the Partition. It drew immediate and universal critical acclaim for its poignant and striking depiction of the anatomy of a bloody conflagration that comes to engulf an entire region. In a northwestern city in pre-Independence India, Nathu, a tanner, is hired to kill a pig by a shadowy figure who haunts the novel. When the animal's carcass is discovered on the steps of the local mosque the next morning, simmering tensions explode into riots and massacre that grip cities and villages across the region of Punjab. The incident is the linchpin in a British plot to divide and conquer the local population by planting seeds of mistrust and hatred among many who, until the day before, had been close friends and neighbors. Tamas is a chilling reminder of the consequences of colonial rule and the consequences of religious nationalisms.
LC Classification NumberPK2098.S2324T313
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