Pachola (novel)
| Author | R. R. Borade |
|---|---|
| Translator | Sudhakar Marathe |
| Country | India |
| Language | Marathi |
| Genre | Novel |
| Set in | Marathwada, Maharashtra, India. |
Publication date | 1971 |
Published in English | 1999 |
Pachola (पाचोळा), Fall, is a short, Marathi-language novel written R. R. Borade. Published in 1971, Pachola is a story of Parvati, wife of a tailor, through emotional stresses created in the lives of village craftsmen because of modernization.[1] The story is narrated from the viewpoint of Parvati and describes the pathetic fall of her family life. It is written in Osmanabadi dialect of Marathi, which gives it a rural flavour and lends it authenticity and charm.[1]
Pachola established R. R. Borade's reputation as a fiction writer.[2] Sudhakar Marathe translated it into English as Fall, which was published by National Book Trust in 1999.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Deo, Shripad (1996). "Twentieth Century Marathi Literaturem". In Natrajan, Nalini; Nelson, Emmanuel Sampath (eds.). Handbook of Twentieth-century Literatures of India. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 232. ISBN 9780313287787.
- ^ Deshpande, Sunita (ed.). Encyclopedic Dictionary of Marathi Literature. New Delhi: Global Vision Publishing House. p. 87. ISBN 8182202221.
- ^ Kimbahune, R.S. (March–April 2003). "Pachola (Fall): Book Review". Indian Literature. 47 (2). New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. JSTOR 23341407.(subscription required)
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