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| Author | Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay |
|---|---|
| Language | Bengali |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1942 |
| Publication place | India |
Ganadevata (Bengali: গণদেবতা, lit. 'People as God') is a 1942 Bengali novel written by Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay. The author received Jnanpith Award in 1966 for this novel.[1] In this novel, Bandyopadhyay narrated the lives of Indian/Bengal villages and lives of the villagers affected by poverty, ignorance and primitive instinct.[2] The novel has been translated into several languages.[3] This novel was filmed as Ganadevata (film) in 1978 by Tarun Majumdar.
- ^ R. P. Malhotra 2005, p. 281.
- ^ K. M. George 1992, p. 89.
- ^ Jasbir Jain 2000, p. 239.