{"product_id":"dada-comrade-paperback","title":"Dada Comrade - Paperback","description":"\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'This fine translation has once again returned Yashpal's story to that fraught arena where every warrior appears exhausted today'-Ravish Kumar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A daring and unusual novel'-Vasudha Dalmia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e'A remarkable contribution to literary translation in English'-Apoorvanand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarish, a young revolutionary in pre-Independence Lahore, upsets his party by questioning its credo of underground armed resistance. Escaping the party's wrath, he becomes a labour activist, but is soon framed by the British government. Meanwhile, Shailbala, his comrade and lover, must take a decision about her pregnancy. As she courageously defies social norms and stands up to her influential father, can she find an ally within the revolutionary party-with Dada--Harish's erstwhile mentor and antagonist--as its autocratic leader?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYashpal's first and semi-autobiographical novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDada Comrade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is considered the pioneering political novel of Hindi literature. It raises questions about freedom and equality, as well as about sexuality and marriage-subjects as urgent today as in those times. In this first-ever English translation, Simona Sawhney brilliantly captures the force and intensity of the original, which had heralded the arrival of a literary genius.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39663805431874,"sku":null,"price":399.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0263\/4884\/7170\/products\/28_5fdcde63-e0dd-446f-ac62-c752b6330516.jpg?v=1647850953","url":"https:\/\/koolskoolbookstore.com\/products\/dada-comrade-paperback","provider":"KoolSkool The Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}