Saraswatichandra (novel)

Saraswatichandra
Cover of English translation of 1st Part by Tridip Suhrud, 2015, cover artist: Binita Desai
AuthorGovardhanram M. Tripathi
Original titleસરસ્વતીચંદ્ર
TranslatorTridip Suhrud
LanguageGujarati
PublisherOrient Blackswan (English ed.)
Publication date
  • Part 1: 1887
  • Part 2: 1892
  • Part 3: 1898
  • Part 4: 1901
Publication placeIndia
ISBN81-260-2346-5
OCLC933425258
891.473
Original text
સરસ્વતીચંદ્ર at Gujarati Wikisource

Saraswatichandra (pronounced [sʌrʌsvʌtɪtʃʌndr] ) is a Gujarati novel by Govardhanram Madhavaram Tripathi, an author of late nineteenth century from Gujarat, India. Set in 19th-century India, It is acclaimed as one of the masterpiece of Gujarati literature.[1] Though the novel was published in four parts, each part has a distinct thematic content, its own cast of characters and independent beginnings and ends. It was adapted into several plays, radio plays, films and TV series. It was well received by the number of critics, and was translated into several Indian languages, along with English. However, Suresh Joshi, a strong proponent of formalism theory, criticized the novel for its structural failure.

  1. ^ R. P. Malhotra (2005). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Asian Novels and Novelists: A-I. New Delhi: Global Vision Publishing House. p. 290. ISBN 978-81-8220-067-8. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2018.