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'''''The Spoilt Child''''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: Alaler Gharer Dulal ''আলালের ঘরের দুলাল''; published in 1857) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel by [[Peary Chand Mitra]] (1814–1883). The writer used the [[pseudonym]] ''Tekchand Thakur'' for this novel. |
'''''The Spoilt Child''''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: Alaler Gharer Dulal ''আলালের ঘরের দুলাল''; published in 1857) is a [[Bengali language|Bengali]] novel by [[Peary Chand Mitra]] (1814–1883). The writer used the [[pseudonym]] ''Tekchand Thakur'' for this novel. |
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The novel describes the society of the nineteenth |
The novel describes the society of the nineteenth-century [[Kolkata|Calcutta]] with a focus on the lifestyle of its imtemperate and prodigal protagonist, Matilal. The novel is a landmark in the history of Bengali language and [[Bengali literature]], as it used ''[[Bengali language#Spoken and literary variants|Cholitobhasa]]'' (colloquial form of the Bengali language) for the first time in print; the simple prose style introduced came to be known as "Alali-style" {{Citation needed}}. The novel also happens to be one of the earliest Bengali novels<ref>[[Hana Catherine Mullens]] wrote ''Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran'' in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; ''Alaler Gharer Dulal'' was published in 1858, as per ''Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan'' page 423. [[Kangal Harinath|Harinath Mazumdar]] wrote a novel ''Bijay Basanta'' at the same time as per ''[[Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj]]'', page 88.</ref>. The novel was first published serially in a monthly magazine, ''[[Masik Patrika]]''. Later, a dramatised version was staged at the [[Bengal Theatre]] (January 1875). |
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==Footnotes== |
==Footnotes== |
Revision as of 08:01, 12 September 2023
Author | Peary Chand Mitra |
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Original title | Alaler Gharer Dulal |
Translator | G D Oswell |
Language | Bengali |
Genre | Novel |
Publication date | 1857 |
Publication place | India |
Published in English | 1893 |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 199 |
The Spoilt Child (Bengali: Alaler Gharer Dulal আলালের ঘরের দুলাল; published in 1857) is a Bengali novel by Peary Chand Mitra (1814–1883). The writer used the pseudonym Tekchand Thakur for this novel.
The novel describes the society of the nineteenth-century Calcutta with a focus on the lifestyle of its imtemperate and prodigal protagonist, Matilal. The novel is a landmark in the history of Bengali language and Bengali literature, as it used Cholitobhasa (colloquial form of the Bengali language) for the first time in print; the simple prose style introduced came to be known as "Alali-style" [citation needed]. The novel also happens to be one of the earliest Bengali novels[1]. The novel was first published serially in a monthly magazine, Masik Patrika. Later, a dramatised version was staged at the Bengal Theatre (January 1875).
Footnotes
- ^ Hana Catherine Mullens wrote Phoolmani O Karunar Bibaran in 1852. This is regarded as the first novel in Bengali; Alaler Gharer Dulal was published in 1858, as per Sansad Bangali Charitabhidhan page 423. Harinath Mazumdar wrote a novel Bijay Basanta at the same time as per Ramtanu Lahiri O Tatkalin Banga Samaj, page 88.
References
- Huq, Mohammad Daniul (2012). "Alaler Gharer Dulal". In Islam, Sirajul; Jamal, Ahmed A. (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- Bhattacharya, Ramkrishna, Alal in Translation
- Alaler Gharer Dulal, Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: A-Devo (1987) ed. Amaresh Datta, p. 126
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