Bazaar-e-Husn
Bazaar-e-Husn (Urdu: بازارِ حُسن) or Seva Sadan (Hindi: सेवासदन, lit. 'The House of service') is a Hindustani novel by Munshi Premchand.
| Author | Munshi Premchand |
|---|---|
| Original title | Urdu: بازارِ حُسن, Hindi: सेवासदन |
| Country | British India |
| Language | Hindustani |
| Genre | Novel |
Publication date | Calcutta (Hindi, 1919) and Lahore (Urdu, 1924) |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| 891.4393 |
It was originally written in Urdu under the title Bazaar-e-Husn ("Market of Beauty" or Red-light district) but was first published in Hindi from Calcutta as Seva Sadan ("The House of Service"), in 1919. It was published in Urdu, in 1924, from Lahore.
Bazaar-e-Husn was Premchand's first major novel; before it, he had published four novellas in Urdu of about 100 pages each.
An English translation of this book was released by Oxford University Press, India in New Delhi in 2005. The year is stated to be significant, being the 125th anniversary of Munshi Premchand's birth.
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