✍︎ About the Author · Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was a Bengali novelist, essayist and intellectual born in 1838. He was among the earliest major figures of modern Indian literature and played an important role in the development of the Bengali novel. His works include Anandamath, Kapalkundala and Durgeshnandini, and his song Vande Mataram became one of the most recognised compositions of the Indian nationalist movement. Rajmohan’s Wife, written in English, holds a distinctive place in the history of Indian fiction.
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Rajmohan's Wife
by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Rajmohan’s Wife is a pioneering work of Indian fiction and one of the earliest Indian novels written in English. Set in nineteenth-century Bengal, the story centres on Matangini, a young woman trapped in a difficult marriage whose courage places her at the heart of a tense family conflict. When Matangini learns of a dangerous plot, she faces a painful choice between personal safety and doing what she believes is right. Her actions bring questions of loyalty, duty, desire and social expectation into sharp focus. Blending domestic drama with suspense and social observation, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s novel offers a fascinating glimpse into the beginnings of the Indian English novel. It remains important both as a literary work and as a landmark in the history of Indian writing in English.
- Genre
- Indian Classic / Literary Fiction / Social Drama
- Series
- Nu Voice Paperback Classics
- Binding
- Paperback
- Pages
- 138
- ISBN
- 978-81-688351-1-5
- Combo eligible
- Yes
✍︎ About the Author · Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee was a Bengali novelist, essayist and intellectual born in 1838. He was among the earliest major figures of modern Indian literature and played an important role in the development of the Bengali novel. His works include Anandamath, Kapalkundala and Durgeshnandini, and his song Vande Mataram became one of the most recognised compositions of the Indian nationalist movement. Rajmohan’s Wife, written in English, holds a distinctive place in the history of Indian fiction.